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Undoubtedly, For success in school or work plays a significant role in people’s daily lives in many places where they study or work. Some people think that having ability to adapt changing environments or circumstances is more than having excellent knowledge of a field for success, others do not. Both sides may have their own reasons to support their views. If I were asked to choose one, I would say that it is more important to have ability to adjust changing conditions. There are several reasons as follows.
To begin with, when people have ability to adapt diverse environments, it can contribute to an increase in their overall happiness. It provides them more chances to experience something different from what they would do in their usual routine. A new experience is likely to prevent them from feeling bored in life. For example, when my sister was in high school, she often felt depressed thinking that her life became an exhausting routine. To survive in competitive school that require her to have excellent knowledge of math, she spent the whole day studying mathematics, hoping that she could outdo others. Although she made constant effort, it was not easy because everyone was working as hard as she was. Fortunately, she was able to deal with such pressure and stress after transferring to other school in Ethiopia. She saw a lot of classmates eating their meal with bare hands. She felt very uncomfortable by their behavior because it was her first time seeing such a scene. However, after spending more time with some of Ethiopian friends in sports clubs, she got used to this cultural difference. She realized that we just had different eating styles. In fact, we had a lot of in common in a way that we all cared about our family and friends, were committed to relationships, and got easily hurt by what others say. She no longer feel awkward. She started to learn about their cultures and their languages. Also she can make friends with them. By doing this, she was able to have ability to adapt changing environments and to let off some steam. If she had only having excellent knowledge of math, she would not have been able to escape her boring life.
All in all, I strongly believe that the advantage of having ability to adapt changing environments far outweigh those of having excellent knowledge of a field for these reasons that I mentioned above. |