First, the revolution of information technology, instead of making communication easier, has rendered the interactions between people cold, alienated and meanwhile complicated.  

reason:

What those new methods of communication erase is only the physical distance, and the mental distance between people is in reality lengthened.

example:

Although we can text our friends to have a date, yet when sitting side by side in the cafeteria, we find out the ability of speaking has been replaced by that of typing - talking in texts seem to be more comfortable than in words and the date is filled with silence and awkwardness.

Those advanced means of transportation, originally intended to free us from the labor of walking long distance, in fact bring us more trouble.

reason:

Today, we have all sorts of transportation tools to enhance our mobility and make possible free travel around the country. But our lives have become more complicated in other aspects.

example:

Now, it is not uncommon to see that roads are filled with cars unable to move, annoying horns are shouting and annoyed people are complaining.  Traffic jams are not an easy puzzle to solve.  

Admittedly，relaxation without any interference is indeed effective to refresh oneself.  

reason:

When being alone, we can do whatever we want, with no need to care about someone else’s opinions.

example:

For example, I will watch several episodes of some well-made series, like Big Bang and Two Broke sisters. The exaggerating plots and amusing lines never fail to lift up my spirits.

However, it is still hasty to say being alone is the best way for relaxation. The company of interesting friends is always my first choice when it comes to relaxation.

reason:

Witty friends have exciting and innovative ideas that we can never come up with. With them by our sides, we will never feel bored.

example:

 For example, amusing friends can give genius responses to our complaints, making us burst into laughter and feel warm from within. 

The strict censorship in China is the main cause for the tedium and dullness of its movies and TV programs.

reason:

Those in power in China, in order to maintain their own power, only allow movies and TV programs in their own interests to be broadcasted.

example:

Just take an interview program shown on BBC yesterday night as an example. It tries to dig up the dark stories underlying the world famous Kennedy family. The program actually indicates that a nephew of president Kennedy was involved in a murder but never got any lawsuit for his powerful family cast great influence on the government. This is a case that will never happen in China, where all the programs and TV series are forced to concentrate on the feats of our “great” Communist Party. No doubt they are boring.

The backwardness in post-production technology also does a great disservice to the prosperity of movie industry in China.   

reason:

The unprecedented success of the Hollywood film industry can partly be attributed to its advanced technology in post production. Those top engineering, technical and creative talents make possible the overwhelming visual and acoustic effects of Hollywood movies. Yet, movie technology in my own country is kind of backward and outdated.

example:

 The imaginary world presented in the movie Avatarhas looks so real that I feel as if I were there. But when it comes to those so-called three-dimensional movies produced in China, they have no difference than the two dimensional sorts expect blurred movie titles.

Quick decisions are not always accurate.

reason:

Successful leaders know better than to take important decisions on the spot. When they are called to decide on the well-being of a company, leaders cannot risk making fatal mistakes; thus, they will take time.

example:

It is Henry Ford’s deliberation that made possible the introduction of the assembly line and the popularization of low-priced cars. If he had rushed his decisions, he could have never been the Father of Modern Automobile.   

The key quality of an effective leader is never the ability to make decisions immediately but the ability to adhere to his/her cause regardless of what roadblocks stands on the way.

reason:

Great leaders are with visions ahead of times. So, they will invariably encounter others’ criticisms and rejections. In this case, what they need to do is not to listen to others’ warnings but keep innovating until they bring their ideals to reality. 

example:

 In order to achieve his great ideal of a low-priced car, Ford introduced the assembly-line and doubled the wages of his workers. Despite the resistance from his shareholders and the public, he never gave up and finally achieved a monopoly on car manufacturing.

The car has greater effects on people’s lives.

reason:

People rely on cars for daily utility.

example:

We drive cars to cart our children to school, go to shopping malls and commute to our workplaces every day. In fact, cars have created their own legions of human slaves: a whole lot of people rely on their cars as crutches and without cars, they are just like being crippled, confining them to their houses and being reluctant to go anywhere.

The popularization of cars also reshaped social structure.

reason:

Cars have greatly enhanced people’s mobility and thus enabled the expansion of cities.

example:

 In the early twentieth century when cars were luxuries and coaches were the dominant way of transportation, nearly 80% of the American population was rural. Henry Ford’s personal success in bringing cars ordinary men’ utility became a stimulant to urbanization –cities spread outward, creating suburbs and housing development. In fact, cars have changed the very structure of American society.