For the past 3 weeks, we have been shown pictures of different things for us to relate to our own lives and for us to reflect on how we are living as compared to the others who have worse lives than us. We have thought that our lives are very bad as all the homework that the teachers give are piling up and we think that the teachers does not understand us and give us so much homework and we still have to do homework during the CNY celebrations and holidays, leaving us no time to enjoy ourselves during celebrations and no leisure time to do whatever we want. Our lives revolves around school, homework, and stress that we are feeling due to the amout of school work that we receive and the fact that we need to have time management skills in order to find time in between to rest from all the work. BUT our lives does not always revolve around school. When we go out to have meals, we come across different people, but we do not actually pay attention to them. We think of ourselves and what we need to do next. There are many people out there with lives that are more worse than ours but we do not know that, thus not acknowledging them. All we care about is ourselves and ourselves only. We complain why the teachers give us so much homework and why they cannot understand us. We say that we also have lives and we need leisure time to relax and take time off all the school work that has been giving us stress. But what about the others? In Singapore or other countries? Do we actually know about them and understand their lives? In fact, NO, we do not. After seeing the pictures of different people and their lives, what they do for a living, and why are they doing that, i feel very compassionate and i want to help them. However, it is not possible without others' help. Since i cannot help them in my situation, i try to understand them and cherish my life. I would not want to be in their situation and i now feel that i am very lucky to be able to have a proper place to live in, proper food to eat, and a proper environment to study in. I hope that i would be able to help them in future and i will cherish my life until then.
Upcoming Chinese New Year:
Colour --> RED. I choose red as during chinese new year, it is believed to be auspicious if we use red decorations and wear red outfits. When everyone wears red, it gives me a sense that we, as Singaporeans, are bonded as one and we follow the tradition that has been passed down from generations ago.
Symbol -->
I choose mandarin orange as the symbol of chinese new year. During chinese new year, we take two oranges in our hands to show respect and wish our families, relatives, and friends all the best for the new year ahead of us. We exchange the oranges for the ones of theirs so that we can share the luck we have and go through difficult times together.
Image -->
I choose the smiley face as the image i would have in my mind during chinese new year. During chiense new year, smiles are hanging on everyone's faces and we enjoy ourselves hanging out with fellow relatives that we rarely see. For children, we get red packets and we are very happy as we get money that we can save for future use.
I feel that chinese new year is a very important and happy event for everyone that enjoys themselves during the festive event. I hope that everyone around me will be happy and that we can share our troubles and enjoy good times together!
Last but not least, 祝大家新年快乐，身体健康，学业进步！
Seow Jia Xuan (15)
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