2025年11月15日

Make the Right Choice

 

Kinglingers should master certain invaluable skills: communication skills, problem-solving, and time management, to name but a few. Among these essential skills, I hope that Kinglingers will develop the right mindset to make the “right” decisions. We all make decisions every minute in our daily lives. Should I have dinner first or shower first? Should I spend my pocket money on a dress or save the money for later? Should I take that job or not? Different individuals will have varying definitions of what is “right.” However, for us there are some unshakeable core values on which we must base our decisions: integrity, respect, and responsibility.

 

Integrity: We must be honest with ourselves and others by ensuring our choices align with our true beliefs and values. Our choices must be legally bound and morally accepted. When faced with a decision, consider whether it will reflect who we truly are. Will it make others proud?

 

Respect plays a crucial role in decision-making, especially when it involves others. Think about how our choices may affect our friends, family, and the community. Will our decisions harm or embarrassed the others? Be circumspect. Remember, a respectful mindset encourages collaboration and harmony among peers.

 

Responsibility is about understanding that every decision carries consequences. It is essential for us to learnt that it is not just the immediate outcomes, but also the longer-term effects of our choices. There are consequences of every single decision. We must take the responsibility to own and bear the consequence, be it positive or negative. Plan for the best and prepare for the worst.

 

By embracing and practicing these core values, hopefully, we make the “right” choice most of the time. But there is no guarantee. If we do not make the right choice at a time, we must be courageous enough to take the consequence and bear our responsibility to fix it.  Every decision builds the foundation for our future.  

 

The upcoming issue of Landscape is about decision making. We all should read and explore how students and teachers make their decisions. Some of them even share their thoughts through literature texts.

Let me leave you with a life-long lesson that I have learnt: making a decision is easy; living with its consequences is what is truly difficult.

Eva Pang