○  the doors that are open to us  ○

t of each individual. so all the fine achievements of human civilization are open to us.
    the second door is the door to the outside world. learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. my aunt remembers her previous college days as monotonous and even calls her generation “frogs in a well.” but today, as the world becomes a global village, it is important that our neighbors and we be open-minded to learn with and from each other. i have many fellow international classmates, and i am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. as for my aunt, she is planning to get an mba degree in the united kingdom where her daughter, my cousin, is now doing her master's degree in biochemistry. we are now taking the opportunity to study overseas, and when we come back, we'll put to use what we have learnt abroad.

    the third door is the door to lifelong learning. as new ideas appear all the time, we always need to acquire new knowledge, regardless of our age. naturally, my aunt herself is the best example. many of my aunt's contemporaries say that she is amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. she simply responds, “age doesn't matter. what matters is your attitude. you may think it's strange that i am still going to college, but i don't think i'm too old to learn.” yes, she is right. since the government removed the age limit for college admissions in xx, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. like these people, my aunt is old but she is very young in spirit. with her incredible energy and determination, she embodies both tradition and modernity.
    the doors open to us also pose challenges. for instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the west, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibili

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