Book Review:Rules of Life

"Rules of Life" is a very inspirational book that teaches you how to live better, happier and be more successful in life. It teaches us how to get along with others, how to do our job better and other things that would really benefit our lives.

Here are some values that the book had taught me.

1) It doesn't hurt to forgive.
In such a stressful world, it's easy for us to be angry, mutter, swear or make rude gestures. Of course, it is hard to be forgiving. But try looking it from that person's point of view andyou will gradually learn how to be forgiving.

However, being forgiving does not meant that you have to put up to that particular person's, we can stand firmly and say that "Sorry, I don't need to take that."

2)Have a plan.
As students, we are involved in many activities like CCA, project and we also often test, thus a plan is definitely needed. A plan is like a skeleton that gives our lives a direction. Without a plan, our goals are just dreams that can never be fulfilled. It doesn't really mean that you must stick to your plan closely, you could change them according to the different circumstances. But remember, draw out a plan if you want to achieve your targets.

3) If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Its very easy to complain but hard,moan, criticize. However it is much harder to say about the situation or a person. Moaning is natural, but however we should try our best stop moaning. What we should do to overcome this problem is to look at the positive points of that someone, and try to highlight them.

For those who really loves to criticize people, do a simple experiment. For a week, before opening your mouth, think of something positive and highlight that fact, and wait to see how things around you change. If you really can't say something good, then the best solution is to not say anything at all.

Here are the three values that I had learned from the book that I believed can benefit all of us in both our studies and our relationship with others.