Day 327 (Three-Hundred & Twenty-Seven) of 375 days
Through my high school experiences, I learned a lot of lessons. I learned how to be an open-minded person. I learned how to listen to other peoples’ life stories and how that affected their behaviours and attitudes toward others. I also learned how to stop judging people by their actions or behaviours. Instead, treat everyone else the same way that I want them to treat me. Therefore, I started a new chapter in my life after getting to know other people’s struggles and problems.
Nowadays the society is getting more and more open. Therefore people are getting more open-minded too. Keeping an open mind allows for growth by learning from mistakes, participating more and interacting more.
First of all, keeping an open mind can make a person learn from his or her mistakes easier. For example, when a person did something wrong in his work and if he has an open mind, he will listen and admit it. He will not think that people will look down on him. He might be able to do better next time. The person also wouldn’t mind asking people younger than him.
keeping an open mind can also make a person participate more. An open-minded person is usually more active and doesn’t mind trying new things. The person will try sports like ski, sky diving, etc. He will not afraid of losing. Participating more can also help a person to have more self-confidence. For example, when a student is very active in class in terms of answering the teacher’s questions he is also building up his self-confidence.
I think the most amazing thing about having an open mind is that, when you have an open mind, limitless possibilities spread out in front of you. Instead of only being open to knowledge that confirms your beliefs, you are open to all kinds of knowledge, regardless of any kind of bias. You may not accept the knowledge as something you believe, but at least you are open to hearing about it. This is another way open-mindedness can bring people together. When we are all educated and can share our points of view on issues - though they may be different - we can gain so much from them.
Once you learn about other people’s beliefs and ideas, you can begin to question your own beliefs to find who you are and what you believe in. Open-mindedness is a characteristic that develops character. It involves acknowledging, but not necessarily accepting, and questioning, but not necessarily rejecting. In my mind, to be open-minded is to be sure of yourself and your beliefs. When you are flexible in your beliefs and ideas, you can be flexible in your life and become a citizen of the world.
