As children, there is much that we are taught by our family, friends, and society.

One often hears that good grades equal success, busyness equals productivity, and agreement equals respect to the elder person. However, life is not as easy as that, sometimes those who are hard working fail to succeed, whereas others become successful by catching an opportunity unexpectedly.

Not all busyness leads to progress and respect does not mean agreement with everything one hears.

I believe that most of us accept these statements without doubting since we have been hearing them for years.

Life gets more complicated as we get older.Yet another myth about life is that being rich is equated with happiness.

While money does offer comfort and stability, it does not provide any assurance of genuine relationships or peace of mind.

Likewise, it is widely believed that an individual who remains silent is a weak person, and that when one changes one’s mind, it implies a lack of conviction.

Not all of this is true. On occasion, silence is a sign of patience and learning a lesson is reflected through change of opinion.

For me, the key to understanding people lies in looking beneath surface appearances and societal norms.

There is no need to discard all traditional myths, but rather to think for ourselves.