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beingcreative
Areyouacreativeperson,acreativethinker?
Youwerecreatedtobecreative.Theproblemismostpeoplehavehadtheircreativepowersshort-circuited.Howhasthishappened?
Byourexperiencesandbywhatwehavebeentold.Maybeyouhaven’tdonesowellinschool.Ormaybeyoudidn’tgetintothe“best”school.Therefore,fromthisexperience,youconcludeyoumustnotbeassmartorcreativeasothers.Perhapsyouweretoldfromearlychildhoodthatyouwerenotascreativeassomeoneelseinthefamilyorsomeoneelseatschool.Afterawhileyoubegintobelievethatthisistrueandbecomeevenlesscreative.
Thisshouldnothappeninyourlife!
ButIknowithastosomedegree.So,howcanyouovercomethisandbecomethecreativepersonyouweremeanttobe?
Theanswerissimple—sitdownanddream.
WhatImeanisthis.Sitdownwithapencilandbegintowriteoutwhatyouwouldliketobeanddoifyoucoulddoanythingyouwanted.Writeouthowyouwouldaccomplishyourdream.Letnotinglimityourthinking.Notalackofmoney,help,time,oranythingelse.Thinkagainlikealittlechildwhobelievesanythingispossible.
Youwillsuddenlyfindgreatcreativeresourceswithinyoubegintowork.Whenyoubegintothinkthiswayyouwillcomeupwithnewideasandnewwaystomakethoseideascometrue.Thegreatestandmostsuccessfulpeopleinthehistoryoftheworldoftencameoutofterriblelifecircumstances.Yet,theydreamedandtheydreamedtheirdreamssoclearlythattheybecamearealityinspiteoftheircircumstances.Makeyourdreamscreativeandmakethemhappen.
IalwaysbotherJimtodothegroceryshoppingandotherthings.Ihatethat.ButIcan’tdrive.
Icantakeyou.Ineedtodosomeshoppingmyself.
Couldyouteachmehowtodrivesometime?
Ofcourse.ButyouhavetogetyourDriver’sPermitfirst.
Yes.I’vealreadypassedtheexam.
Really?
Oh,doyouhavetheDriver’sPermitwithyounow?
Yes,Ihaveitwithme.
Maybewecanstartnow.Ithinkwecanworkonthatforhalfandhourbeforewegotothegrocerystore.
That’sgreat.
Ican’treachthepedals.
Ikindahavelonglegs.Youhavetoreachoverthesideoftheseat,findthehandle,pullupthehandleandslideforwarduntilyouarecomfortable.
OOOOHHH!
Ok?
NowI’mtooclose.
Pushbackalittlebit.
That’sbetter.
Next,putonyourseatbelt.It’sthelaw.OK.Rightfootonly,theoneontherightisthegas,theoneinthemiddleisthebrake…OK?
Toputitingear,pushdownonthebrakepedal,pushinthebutton,pushtheshifterbacktoD,fordrive.Nowsteponthegas.
Sorry.
That’sok.Justpushdownalittlebitonthegas,afterwegoaroundtheparkinglotalittle---gentlyputyourfootonthebrake,untilyouareusedtohowmuchpressuretouse.
Wherearewegoingnow?
Justkeepgoingandfacethatway.You’redoingjustfine.OK,stophere.
MaybeIshouldn’ttrytolearnhowtodrive.
Ofcoursenot.Otherwise,Jimwillbetakingyoutothestoreforever.Everyonestartsoutlikethis.Idid.I’lltrytobemorepatient.
WhatshouldIdonow?
Gentlypushonthegaspedal.Justdrivearoundtheparkinglotslowlyuntilyougetafeelforthecar.Perhapslaterwecangoonthestreet.
Thestreet!
Ican’tgotothestreet.
Eventuallyyouwillneedtogoonthehighway,notonlythestreet.OK,maybenotthistime.Justrelaxandtakeitonestepatatime.
Thisisreallyscary.
Iknowitisscaryatfirst,butyou’llsoongetthehangofit.Youareasmartyoungwoman,you’lllearnfast.
Ihopeso.Ohno,someoneelseisdrivingacrosstheparkinglot!
Don’tworry,theyarewayoverthere.Theyarenotabletobotheryou.Justtrytorelax.
I’lltry,butIwon’tpromiseanything.
I’mreallyhappyforyou.OneyearinAmericaandyouareateacher.That’sprettygood.
Actually,it’sprettyscary.
Why?
Youknowyourstufflikethepalmofyourhand.
Butteachingisfarmoredifferent.
Ithinkyoucandoitstandingonyourhead.Justgoupthereandteach.Justnotingtoit,right?
It’snotthatsimple.I’mnotthatconfidentinmyEnglish.Topreparemylessons,I’vebeenhavingtoputdownnearlyeverysentenceI’msupposedtosaytotheclass.
See,you’refullypreparedforthat.Idon’tthinkyouneedtobotheryourselfaboutit.
ButI’mstillnervous.Whatiftheydon’tunderstandmeandIcan’tgetit,orIdon’tknowhowtogetmyselfacrosswhenI’maskedaquestion?
Xin,takeiteasy.WhenyoufirstcamehereIknowitwashardforyou.Butbelieveme,youareagoodEnglishspeaker.You’relearnedalotaboutAmericancultureandhavetheexperienceofbeinginAmerica.Youknow,someofmyfriendsattheSuperBowlpartythoughtyouhadbeeninAmericaforalongtime.Oneofthemevenaskedmeifyouwerean“ABC”.
Wow,you’regivemeabighead.
Besides,youaresmartanddiligent.You’lldefinitelymakeit.Soberelaxed.
ButI’veneverhadanyteachingexperience.AndAmericanstudentsarealotdifferentfromChinesestudents.Theyalwayshavequestions.Ijustcan’thelpworrying.
Thatwon’tdoyouanygood.Nomatterwhatquestionstheychallengeyouwith,Ithinkthey’remorelikelytoberelatedtowhatyou’regoingtoteachthem.Iseeyou’resparednopainstoprepare,sothere’snopointinworryingaboutit.Hey,maybeIcanshowupatyourfirstclasstogiveyouahand.How’sthatsound?
That’sevenworse.Icanbemorenervous.
Why?
Icangothereasastudent.Andsomethingcomesup,Icanhelpyouout.
I’mafraidI’llhaveadistractedattention.
Allright,forgetaboutmydumbidea.Well,prayaboutitthenbeforeyougototheclassroomandactlikeyouknowexactlywhatyouaredoing–andyouknowexactlywhatyouaredoing.Myfatherusedtotellme.”actenthusiasticallyandconfidently,andyouwillbeenthusiasticandconfident.
Nodisrespecttoyourdad,butthatstillsoundskindafake.
No,it’sactuallyverygoodadviceforanythingthatyoudo.Thereissomethingaboutattitude,posture,andenthusiasmthatactuallygiveconfidence.Psychologistshaveprovedit.Somehow,actingconfidentlyandenthusiasticallyactuallychangesyourpersonalityintobeingconfidentandenthusiastic.Tryit.
Well,Bill,actuallyI’mfeelingmuchbetternow.I’llgiveitatry.
Good.itmightchangeyourlife!
Nihaoma?
Buhao!
What’sthematter?
ThisChineseclassisdrivingmecrazy.
What’swrong?
What’swrong?
Everything.IfIgetthewordsright,thesentencestructureiswrong.IfIgetthesentencestructurerightandthewordsright,thetonesatewrong.NooneinChinaisevergoingtounderstandme.
IhavelotsoffriendswhospeakEnglishinChina.Theywillhelpyoulikeyouhelpedme.WeChinesearefriendly,andwelikeAmericanpeople.
Thanks.ButIreallywanttocommunicatedirectlywithChinesepeoplemyself,likeyouareherewithAmericans.Itseemsimpossiblenow.Ifeellikesuchanapplehead.
YouknowBill,Englishwasalsohardforme,IbegantolearnthelanguagewhenIenteredthejuniorhighschoolandhadlearneditfornearlytenyearstillIcamehere.AndIstillhadgreatdifficultycommunicatingwithAmericans.ButIknowsomeforeignersstayinChinaforonlyoneortwoyearsandthecanspeakChinesefluently.
Well,it’snotme.I’mnothatsmart.
Maybeit’snotsohardasyouimagine.Takegrammarforexample,IthinkChineseisaloteasiercauseitdoesn’thaveverbtenses.
Well,that’strue.Butit’sstilltoodifficultforme.
Andthevocabularyisanotherpoint.Knowledgeof3000to4000Chinesecharactersisenoughtoreadnewspapers.ButforEnglish,evenmorethan10000wordsfarfromenough.SoperhapstograsponlyafewhundredbasicChinesecharactersyoucanactuallyhandleeverythingindailylife.
Wow,that’sencouraging.
AndmostoftheChinesecharactersarepictophonetic,whichmeanseachoneconsistsofaradicalandaphoneticelement.Theradicaloftensuggeststhemeaningofacharacter.SothefirstthingistolearntheChineseradicals;thereareonlyabout200basicones.
Oh,that’snottoobad.
Andonceyougettoknowtheformationofthecharacters,it’llbeeasiertolearnthelanguage.IappreciateandrespectyoufortryingtolearnChinese.AndIunderstandyourChinese-sortof.
Xin,youaresonice.
Youhavebeenverynicetomethispastyear.Wehavebecomereallygoodfriends.
Yes.IthasbeenalotmoreenlighteningtomeetarealChinesepersonandtalkwithheranddiscussideaswithherthantoreadthenewspaperandwhatitsaysaboutChina.It’sthepeoplethatreallycount.Weshouldgettoknoweachotherashumanbeings,ratherthanasChineseorAmericans.
Yes,ashumanbeings.Iamfindingthatwe’reallthesameunderneathourdifferentcolorsofskin.Becauseweallhavethesamedreamsandhopesforourselvesandourcountries.
Knowingeachotherthroughlanguageconversationisreallythewaytopeachandunderstandingintheworld.
Howtrue!
It’sveryimportanttotakethestudyoflanguageveryseriously.Learningadifferentlanguageistolearnadifferentwayofthinking.AsIhavelearned,itcanchangeyourlife.
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Thinking
Asauniversitystudentyouarelearningaboutalotofdifferentthings.Butifyouaretolearntothink,youwillhavetodothatonyourown.Thinkingisnothingbuttheprocessofaskingandansweringquestionsaboutwhatwelearn.
Greatthinkerandresearchershavealwaysasked,“Isthatreallytrue?
”aboutwhattheyhaveread;or”DoIagree?
”withwhattheyhaveheard.Allhumanprogressisprecededbyquestions.
Tofindbetteranswersaboutlifethanothersyouwillhavetoaskbetterquestions.Hereareafewworthasking:
WheredidIcomefrom?
WhyamIhere?
IsthereaGod?
Whatisthepurposeofmankind?
Istherelifeafterdeath?
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