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SCMP Reporter

Religion points way to success

The number of religious study courses offered by local universities has increased recently. This indicates that more Hong Kong people are becoming interested in religion.

Having gone through the Asian financial crisis and Sars, they have realised that life is not all about wealth.

Some Hongkongers who want to study religion are driven by curiosity or believe in a philosophy.   Religious studies  can help students to  be more open-minded and deal with  tough situations.

A PhD candidate said Taoist studies helped him learn about the principles of life,  such as respect for his parents, and set clear objectives to ensure future success.

Every religion helps people to find peace of mind and their beliefs can become a positive influence in their lives.

Brian Lam

Methodist College

Learn new things

I am writing in response to the article 'Sensible summer' (Young Post, July 21).

I strongly agree  that we should spend our summer holiday in a fun and interesting way. It's not a good idea to sit in front of a computer and play games all day long.

This is a time for us to relax - and learn new things.

Leung Wing-kwan

TWGHs Lui Yun Choy  Memorial College

Be responsible and do your best

Everyone needs to fulfil their responsibilities. For example, students must study hard, parents must take care of their children and employees must perform their tasks efficiently.

Taking responsibility means we can't rely on others to finish our job.  When we have problems, we can ask someone to help us, but we must still complete the task.

Some students do not work hard.  They make lots of careless mistakes or do things at the last minute.

They do the work because their parents or teachers want them to do it.

They won't learn anything unless they try their best. This is their responsibility.

Fiona Chu

St Antonius Girls' College

Best friends aim for cycling glory

My best friend is Peter. We used to study in the same primary school.

Now, he is at Queen's College while I am at Fung Kai Liu Man Shek Tong Secondary School. We don't see each other very often though.

If I had worked harder in Primary Six, I would have been studying together with my best friend.

Peter is smart and handsome and girls like him. On the other hand,  I am stupid and ugly. What a difference!

We both like cycling and spend a lot of time trying to improve our skills.

We want to be champion cyclists, so we need to work hard to achieve our goal.

The first time we entered a competition we finished last,  but we were still very happy because we had done our best.

K.R.

Take action now to save planet

If the world was going to end today, what would you do?

I think I would go out with my friends and tell them all my secrets. I would also have an  expensive dinner with my family.

It would be nice to die in an aeroplane, in the beautiful blue sky. You wouldn't be alone and wouldn't feel much pain.

What would cause the end of the world? An alien attack or global warming? None of us would want this to happen. We all want happiness and peace on Earth. Then why do we keep destroying our planet? Unless we tackle the environmental problems immediately,  I'm sure there will be a major disaster  soon.

To save our planet, we must stop destroying forests. We should also protect our wildlife and natural resources.

If you don't want to see a lonely planet without living things, take action now.

Denise Cheung

Yan Oi Tong Tin Ka  Ping Secondary School

Pressure not always a bad thing

My physics teacher once asked me: 'What is the biggest pressure in the world?' I said I didn't know. There was no such thing, he said.

This is true, especially for hard-working people.

Pressure can come from different channels.

Too much homework can cause stress, while a relationship problem can also make you unhappy.

But we put a lot of pressure on  ourselves.

If we are determined to make our dream come true, we will face many obstacles.

Many  successful people will say they are stressed out because they have to  work extremely hard to achieve their goals.

Therefore,  if you feel that you are always under pressure, congratulations, you may have found the key to success.

Chan Tat-chi

Law Ting Pong  Secondary School



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