Sunday..

Sunday.. as always a lazy day for most ppl..
Woke up at 11am and feeling fresh=)

My tagboard was fixed.. Not a accomplishment i would say.. Time better spent on studying.. haha..

Watch Rise of Nations(大国崛起）at 12 noon.. Todae episode was abt Russia..
As i was watching the show, thoughts began invading my mind..

Russia in the 17th century was a closed country.. when the rest of the world were progressing, they are oblivious to what was going on outside.. They have their own set of values to uphold, that they are superior..

However, their ruler Tsar Peter I knew that fact and he himself took on a commoner identity, went overseas to other European countries to learn their traits and he took home all that he had learnt.. But when his people knew abt his action, they were outraged.. becos he betrayed their "values"..

In the end because of this, Russia was able to progress to become a supernation..
Irony that these lessons can be applied to us too..

Some people juz closed themself up.. not revealing their feelings or thoughts.. always uphold their own set of values..

"its ok to open up once in a while"

Like wat Tsar Peter I demonstrated.. Learning is the process to become a better person..

Juz so u think that:" oh i can nv do the same to people, what they had done for mi" isnt it the same as "i do not wish to learn".. closing urself up?

People know that.. people have to learn from that.. Doing/knowing something u normally wouldnt is called learning..

Do not ask what u cant do for people.. But rather what u can learn to do from the people, things u normally wouldnt do..

I guess there are alot of things i have to learn in order to be a better person=)