My topic of interest is: How do I help others feel better about themselves?
1. Why would you be interested in that topic? What inspired or motivated you?
I am interested in this topic because I enjoy helping people. I like to make other people happy. I was inspired after seeing many unfortunate people in orphanages and old folks' home who need help. These people were lonely and unhappy. I feel that I need to help them to make their life better.
2. What do you think is the difference between learning and doing? How do you know?
The difference lies in taking action. By learning, one can gain useful knowledge about how to do something but this is useless if one does not apply his/her knowledge. Similarly, doing something without learning first is inefficient because you may do it wrongly or do it in a less effective way. Hence, one should learn first before doing. On the other hand, one can also learn while doing, or learn from one's mistakes. Hence doing is very important.
I know this from my own experience. For example, I tried to bake a cake without learning the recipe first. The result was a poorly-baked cake. However, I learnt something from this experience, which would help me in my next baking attempt. Furthermore, I gained some useful knowledge from my first baking attempt, such as how to adjust the oven temperature.
3. Which AOI would you be interested in? Why?
Health and Social. I am interested in this because this is a very meaningful topic. Through this AOI, I can interact with other people and help them make their life better. I hope to be able to contribute to society by helping those less fortunate people in society who need help.
