The Discomfort of Silence
Many Americans find silence uncomfortable. They will murmur on to fill any quietness if it extends for more than a moment. Students often study with their radios singing;housewives leave televisions on for the companionship of sound even though they may be working in some other room. If you are silent for long periods,they will do their best to draw you out or will ask if you feel all right or if there is anything that they can do to help you. Sometimes silence can be puzzling, however; if Americans disagree with what you are saying, many of them will remain quiet. This may not suggest agreement; often it only means that they consider it impolite to argue further.
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Importance of Self-confidence
Confidence,? in a broad? sense,? comprises? self-trust,self-esteem,? courage? and indomitability.This? definition,though somewhat vague and unsubstantial, can be appreciated through experience because iff our lifetime, we are always seeking to achieve something successful and are always longing.to attain a glorious goal, which can only be reached with the spirit of self confidence.
As is known, self-confidence is accompanied by will, and that as a twin, offers hope. Those who do not have a strong will often think themselves unable to carry out any thorny tasks, while those who have do not find the tasks unsurmountably difficult. In fact, when our heart is void of selfconfidence, every hope is gone, every thing on which we put our hands seems to be veiled in dark. For instance, according to experts, every year in the entrance examinations of all kinds, fully-prepared candidates lose nearly 5% to 10% of the full scores, and consequently meet their Waterloo simply because they underestimate their own abilities, on the one hand,and overestimate possible difficulties on the other.? As a result, their fear to meet new challenge leads to helplessness in the examination.
Self-confidence can be regained (if you have ever lost it) by building faith in yourself.True,whatever you do, you will encounter hardships. Put success Will come to you if you are courageous enough to strive for it. If you are not, failure might be your life-companion.