It's me, Chloe (2)

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Postings are continued with 'Nationality', and 'History'.

Nationality

I try to understand people and the world to some extent. Nevertheless, I feel sad about people who get angry too easily and too often. Of course I can't tell others' distress. But I experienced almost same things and know how exhausting it is. That way of living threatens your health mentally and physically as well. But I don't want to change them. People have their own way of life, and they choose to live that way. The world goes on because it consists of a variety of types of people. Diversity and troubles it cause is a main driving force in a society.

Still, there are too much hostility and resentment in Korean society. Most Koreans cannot stand an instant before a door of an elevator automatically closes. Almost everyone is running on the crosswalk. What happens if we go at the next signal? If someone on TV says inappropriate things, hundreds of protestations are uploaded on the website. At the same time, Koreans are famous for warmhearted personality.
At first I couldn't understand people who had frowning faces. As time goes by I realized it was based on the society and the nationality. After I knew It's not incorrectness, but just difference, I became curious what forms the nationality. Why are we so impatient? Why can't we satisfy with ourselves? What makes us pursue ' the better' and 'the quicker'?

The questions eventually made me curious about other countries' cultures. How would they react to the same situations? Aren't there nations which have similar culture with ours? I read books, watched movies and documentaries, and surfed the internet. They were so different but interesting at the same time. In same Europe, nations have many things in common, but some very respective. ....Why?

History

Finally, I reached to the conclusion which was naturally to be expected. : Culture and national character cannot be just popped up all at once. There is history that has built up everything existent. When I realized it after a lot that was read and seen, I felt just so great. It was like I found a treasure island. I've been taught in school that history is very important when we live the present. There wasn't enough explanation for me to understand its importance from the bottom of my heart. Because I'm the person who love the present, this precious moment, I thought it was stupid and wasting time to look back to the past. When I became twenty, I finally got to understand how great history is.

I can't tell its greatness by words. History has every right answer to what I am curious about. I'm not majoring in international something or history or culture. Some people tell me to study my major subject harder. But I study these not to be smart, but to be a nice human-being which is my final goal. They help me to understand people better, and make me review myself as well.

-the end ;)-

.....This kind of posts are called "a bright beginning and a dull finish" :D