Ji+Yoon+Hyun-+Aphorisms

= THREE APHORISMS: JIYOON HYUN  =

1. //**Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. - Helen Keller**//

Helen Keller has always been my role model dealing with successes and failures in life. This aphorism is one of my favorites because she is basically trying to tell us that we should run towards facing positive consequences and reach out in the direction of success rather than worry about failures that has already happened. In other words, we should think about the favorable outcomes of what may happen in the future rather than be anxious about what mistakes or failures that have already occurred. To relate this aphorism to my experience and knowledge, I have actually put this aphorism into action and it has successfully worked. The more I thought towards the successes that would come in the future, the more I started to put effort on what was needed to be achieved. If you face failures, learn from them and go back into thinking about the successes you will eventually get to arrive in the future.

2. //**Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson**//

How could anyone possibly say that they know you better when you don't even precisely know about yourself? No matter what kind of problem or trouble comes to haunt you down, it's important to make sure you know who you are because that just makes things so much easier. We can relate this directly to the aphorism that I have chosen from the collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous aphorisms. Humans need peacefulness, quietness, and serenity at many times in their life. This aphorism basically means that you and yourself is the only way to bring peace and calmness to oneself. There is no one else out there to help you when you need help. It is crucial to understand that you can heal your own wounds once you realize that it actually works. If you learn how to do so, you would not only be a strong independent, but you would also be able to solve many problems maturely in life due to your experiences.

3. //**Delay is preferable to error. - Thomas Jefferson**//

Junior year is tiring and the amount of work that has to get done has increased so much compared to how much work I had in my freshmen, sophomore year. Of course! It's junior year! However, here is a challenging task the juniors should accomplish: "No Procrastination." I know it's hard because I am still struggling everyday to stop myself from delaying works that could have been done much earlier and faster, but there are many negative consequences that procrastination brings and Thomas Jefferson's aphorism that I have chosen tells us the main reason why. When one starts to delay everything to "later," errors and mistakes will eventually occur. Works that are done on the day before the work is due is hardly possible to get a perfect score. People who prepare beforehand is more likely to do better in whatever the task is. This is pretty self-explanatory and I must admit that most of the juniors would agree with me. To wrap up, delaying (aka. procrastinating) is more suitable and advantageous to error rather than to success.