Journal Entry 27: Doing the Right Thing

            I believe that most of the people in this world now is the first kind of people. They follow the majority, go with the rules, no matter if it is written or not written. They are afraid to stand out, afraid to be different from others, and afraid to get what they want. They follow the rules no matter what cost they will have to pay, no matter what they will have to sacrifice, they just follow the rules. On the other hand , the second kind of people is minority. This kind of people are those who are not afraid to stand out, who are not afraid to be different from other people, and who are not afraid to chase and work hard for what they want. They ignore the rules and the customs when the rules are being obstacles to what they want. They are the minority of this world that will often succeed in his or her life. I believe in Asian culture, parents and other people want you to follow the group and do what other people do and follow the rules. So the people in Taiwan are often the first kind of people. But because PAS is an international school, people in our school tend to be the second kind of people, to try to get what they want and be themselves no matter what rules go in their way. In my family, some people such as my father is the first kind of people who will want me to follow the group while my mother, who has a western kind of mind, will want me to stand out and be different and chase my dreams. I am the second kind of people, I believe that anyone can do anything for their dreams. I believe the ones who are different and stand out are the ones who will succeed so I am the second kind of people. I am an opportunist who pursues what I want at any cost. I don't live in a principle-driven life.