reflections
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Be Smart
What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I could go back in time and give some advice to my teenage self, I think it would be the next: Listen to your parents; they will always know what… Continue reading
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Chit-Chat
What bores you? I get bored with superficial, monotonous, childish conversations that lack intellectual depth. I don’t feel comfortable in meetings focused on gossip about the day. Discussions about whether some celebrity did this or stopped doing that are also… Continue reading
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My Family
Who are your favorite people to be around? At every moment in life, family will always be the favorite people to be around. Friends, enemies, acquaintances, coworkers, and loves come and go. They pass like cars on a busy highway,… Continue reading
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Financial Freedom
Write about your approach to budgeting. I believe that financial management and budgeting should be a mandatory subject in schools. Many adults only learn to manage their finances correctly later in life, or through severe setbacks that affect their personal… Continue reading
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I Love My Homeland
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I love the homeland where I was born. I love my land, my people, and my culture. If believing that I live in the best country in the world makes… Continue reading
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Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes
Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Surely more than one person will hesitate a bit before answering this question, since it could be taken as a written confession of something wrong we did in the past. But we have… Continue reading
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My Way
If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? I’ve always thought that my epitaph would read: ‘He did it all his way.’ With successes and mistakes, with lessons and hard truths, I believe Frank Sinatra’s song… Continue reading
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Retirement Is Getting Closer
What were your parents doing at your age? In their 50s, my parents were still finishing up my younger sister’s studies and buying their second house, which is the one they live in today. Even though they still had a… Continue reading
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Driver License
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? I have always thought that the age range for obtaining a driver’s license in many countries is too broad. An 18-year-old is not mentally or… Continue reading
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Family and Love
Write about your dream home. Thinking of the dream home brings many cliches to mind. There is the cabin in the mountains surrounded by valleys at the foot of crystal-clear streams. You could also consider the bungalow by the sea… Continue reading
