Most underrated pleasures of one’s life
One of the biggest drivers of good relationships in our lives is a developed level of understanding in those relationships. The relationships
I realized it with a couple of friends of mine. Recently my “friend ecosystem” had a sudden change. A couple of them
The whole change made me thoughtful. I started to think about the cause of being better friends with some. It turns out that among the large number of other factors, one of the key ones is
While
Finally, how do you ensure you are understood? To start with, make sure that the people who
Being caring and respectful to
When you get to that level with the person where you are completely understood, it will be an awesome feeling!
2 . One recent night， while I was leafing through its pages of an old journal， my eyes met a quote by the British writer Graham Greene that I had marked， “A prejudice had something in common with an ideal.”In other words， ideals—general descriptions of people's expectations of themselves and others—can often lead us to unreasonable ideas.It got me thinking about how we often allow ourselves to generalize about groups of people.We like to stereotype people by the color of their skin， the year of their birth or any other related factors.
I grew up in a multi-racial corner of America.The different groups were often subject to narrow stereotypes：Jewish people were“greedy”， Mexicans were“poorly educated”， and Asians were“good at math”.These labels were taught to us from a young age.They wormed their way into our belief systems， harming how we came to see others.It made me sad growing up to see people repeat these stereotypes as if they were true.The rush-to judgment of people breeds a culture of discrimination.
You can also see these over-generalized descriptions being made against today's Chinese people.Whether it be a lack of interest or worry among mile millennial being described as “monkish”， or“dad-fashion”which has given the“greasy middle-aged men”tag.stereotypes always seem to gain a foothold in the consciousness of our society.But these generalizations do real harm as these myths may become part of the wider population.
It's about time that we， as a society， walked away from generalizations and stereotypes.I leave you with the words of Martin Luther King Jr.from his famous“I Have a Dream”speech：“T look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin， but by the content of their character.”By reserving judgment and really getting to know the individual you might just find your irrational ideas have no foundation.
1. According to the passage， how do people tend to judge others?| A．By describing people's personalities. |
| B．By truly getting to know those around. |
| C．By observing their noticeable features. |
| D．By following Martin Luther King's speech. |
| A．generalizations have unfavorable position in society |
| B．generalizations have a negative influence on our society |
| C．generalizations are found peculiar to the middle-age Chinese |
| D．generalizations make today's Chinese people lack interest or worry |
| A．the common prejudice |
| B．people's expectation of themselves |
| C．the groundless worries |
| D．the famous speech of Martin Luther King Jr. |
