Itisnotanewobservationthatyoungpeoplearemakinganabundantofdecisionstoday.Someindividualsclaimthatyoungpeopleinthepastweremakingdecisionsbythemselves,meanwhiletoday’syoungpeoplearemorelikelytolistentotheirparentsopinions.Onthecontrary,Ireckonthat,inthisera,youngpeoplearemoreattendtomakethedecisionsbytheirownviewpointsthantheyoungpeopleinthepastdo. 　　Tobeginwith,youngpeopletodayarecapableofgainingprofessionalknowledgefromthecollege,whichenablesthemtomaketheirdecisionsmoreproper.Ourparents,whentheywereinthesameageasustoday,hadnoconditiontoacquiretheknowledgefromthecollege.Theywereallbusyinmakingmoneyandimprovingtheirlivingstandard.Incontrast,thereareanincreasingnumberofyoungpeopleenteringintotheuniversity,theyareabletolearnamassofprofessionalknowledgeinthereandthewisdomcultivatebytheknowledgeenablesthemmorequalifiedtotacklethosesophisticated,stickyanddemandingtasks.Lastsemester,whenIconfrontedthechoice:choosechemistryorpsychologytobemyelectivecourse.IbelieveIwasboundtomakethedecisionbymyowninthatmyparentshaveevennoideaaboutwhatisthepsychology.Peoplecouldnotblamethembecausetheyusetheirownstudyingagetocreatetheconditionsothatyoungpeopletodayhavetheabilitytogototheuniversity. 　　Apartfromthat,thereisabiggapbetweentheirparentsandtheminthementalperspective.Youngpeopletodayhaveamoreradicalthoughtthantheirparentsdo.Theyaremorelikelytodothethingsbyfollowingtheirhearts.Theyhadamoredevelopingideaintheirmind,whichcouldnotbeunderstoodbytheirparents.Lastsummervacation,IgotaopportunityofbeingainternshipinChinaairlines,howeverandmeanwhile,IhadaburningwillingnesstobeavolunteerofshanghaiEXPO.Myparentsweretryingtoconvincemetoacceptthatpreciouschance,whichwillbenefitmeinmyfuturejobseeking.ButIconsideredthatIwasalsocapableoflearningamassofusefulthingsifIwenttotheshanghaiEXPOtobeavolunteer.Iwanttotastethatfeelingofhelppeoplewithoutanyrewards.Themostimportantly,IcouldimplymyEnglishfullytopractice.MyEnglishwaspoorandIconsidereditasoneofthemostsignificantthingsinmylife.SoIwouldnotmissedthisexcellentopportunitytopracticemypoorEnglish.Finally,IwenttotheEXPOandigotalotofbenefitfromthisexcellentexperience.IfirmlybelievethemajorproblemwhichmakesOurparentstodayhavenoabilitytounderstandsomeofourviewsisthegenerationgap.Itisevitableandthus,Ibelieveishouldmakethedecisiononmyown. 　　Inanutshell,ibelievetheyoungpeopletodayaregoodenoughtomaketheirownchoice.Therefore,Iampositivewiththestatementthatyoungpeoplearebetterabletomaketheirowndecisionswithoutaskingtheadvisesfromtheirparentsthantheydidinthepast.