[Essay 7] The Purpose of life
Many videos on Youtube currently show how celebrities live, which is known as "observing" TV show. Producers set up multiple cameras that can automatically adjust an angle themselves and follow the figure to record in a celebrity's house. From morning to night, every single moment is recorded by the cameras. When a main character goes out, a camera crew follows and shoots all the activities or events outside.
It's quite fun and even addictive for me to watch that. I don't know why I like it though. It feels kind of interesting and somewhat inspiring, because it provokes comparison to my life style on a daily basis. What I found was when they show off their skill or capability, of which they are talented, I've had also my special "weapon", which is English. However, there wasn't a chance that reminded me of what I had, since people around me barely complimented on it. My family members are also seemingly ignorant about this, by taking it for granted. They'd rather find and pinch something defective. I think that type of attitude and negative atmosphere should be fixed. We need to see our strength and be proud oursevles. It's the antidote.
Being too humble, which actually my father insisted on, is a terrible idea. It's neither necessary nor helpful. I used to follow his thoughts with all respect until I went into job market. It turned out that if you are humble too much, many selfish employers are willing to exploit your time and drain out of your fresh energy deliberately. I'm not saying "Don't be humble but selfish from now on". The point is that it's exclusively important to know what you can boast proudly for yourself in public and prove how precious you are to let them admit it. Find your own specialty and refrain from chasing what others have for no reason. Please remember that everyone has their own talent, even though many people don’t realize yet.
Another thing that we should keep in mind is that rejoicing others' success, accomplishments or anything that makes them happy is a critical component for entire life, as human being needs a social connection. Avoid to gloat over others' failure. Just be happy for them. It's scientifically proven that loneliness is a serious torment and one of the most harmful sources to our health.
