Issue234 Most people prefer restrictions to freedom in choice

galaxysongUID: 152834

234 "Most people prefer restrictions and regulations to absolute freedom of choice, although they would probably deny such a preference."
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Human beings are amazingly self-contradicting in many aspects. A good case in point is that while ostensibly strongly claiming for high freedom of choice, one from the bottom of his or her heart actually prefers restrictions and regulations. Although it sounds paradoxical, reasonable explanations are still available if human's demand for free choice and for set decision are bridged by another key notion--responsibility.

When we choose at our own will, then we ought to take responsibility for the outcome of the choice, for better or worse. If we succeed, we are entitled to enjoy the benefit exclusively; if otherwise, we are unable to legitimately find anyone else to share our loss. When we choose whether to choose, we actually choose whether to embrace concomitant responsibility. This is what common sense inspires us and everyday life experiences keep reminding us.

No matter how equitable and reasonable this law of society is, nevertheless, most people (who are living and presumably absorbed in their mediocre and even monotonous lives) still prefer to avoid choosing. We human beings usually employ negative attitudes towards responsibility, which amounts to obligations, tasks and even troubles. As an old saying goes, "don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you." This can perfectly illustrate the policy of life that we are very used to as well.

Behind the experiences in our day-to-day lives, it is our human nature that produces our aptitude and inclination to relinquish freedom in choice. Except a few adventurous and enterprising individuals, the majority of people are easily impressed by and therefore likely to exaggerate undesirable possible results, whether consciously or not. In this sense, we are innate pessimists. Hope is always indefensible under the attack of pessimism reinforced by available or even memorable stories about failures that suffer the results of their free choices all by themselves.

Moreover, disobedience to widely accepted regulations and restricts always invites isolation and sometimes hostility. We cannot live in daydreams and thus have to handle people around us, whether for or against us. Free choices seldom win others agreement, let alone appreciation and support. To choose might be an easy job while to succeed is quite another.

On the other hand, if we merely follow fixed restrictions and regulations after many others who have assured this way to be error-proof, we can anticipate a low but riskless return of our decisions. In other words, we pay our potential favorable results, which often come from freedom from routine and conservatism, for certainty and psychological peace. Even if having encountered failure, we can throw the blame onto the regulation.

To the few who dare to risk making their own decisions in spite of set frames, however, the preference of the other most for obedience is quite welcome. Under the regulations, most people all behave in identical and thus predictable manner. And hence, the bold ones can employ other common people in order to serve their ambitions. Moreover, ironically, it is those who break some old rules that in return establish new rules either by inspiring examples or by strict codes.

Freedom is like a kite; and restriction, accordingly, its string. Without the pull of restriction, freedom is bound to fall down. A democratic society demands both kinds of people: the ones who pursue freedom in choice and the others who prefer eventless lives. A citizen also enjoys his or her freedom within the range that his or her abilities and circumstances allow him or her. Nevertheless, we see most people holding their strings so firmly that their kites never fly high.

wglxhUID: 152604

原文
Human beings are amazingly self-contradicting in many aspects非常好. A good case in point is that while ostensibly strongly claiming for high不好，不如unrestricted，或者干脆用题目中的absolute freedom of choice, one from the bottom of his or her heart actually prefers restrictions and regulations. Although it sounds paradoxical, reasonable explanations are still available if human's demand for free choice and for set decision什么意思？ are bridged by another key notion--responsibility.也是很好的一句话

When we choose at our own will, then we ought to take responsibility for the outcome复数 of the choice, for better or worse. If we succeed, we are entitled to 用词不当，直接can行了enjoy the benefit复数 exclusively; if去掉if otherwise, we are unable to 如果前文改成can,这里cannotlegitimately除非你真的想强调法律含义，这个词的法律意思太强了；即使如此，这个词也应放在share旁边,不是合法的发现，而是合法的分担 find anyone else to share our loss复数.最后，这后半句写的不好，考虑用一个更好的动词改为：otherwise,we cannot impose our losses on anyone else When we choose whether to choose, we actually choose whether to embrace concomitant responsibility.头半句是病句；仔细推敲一下，可以改为 To choose means to embrace... This is what common sense inspires us and everyday life experiences keep reminding us
.这句话错了。省略了不该省的词：This is what common sense inspires us and what everyday life experiences keep reminding us


太晚了，没有精力帮你全部改完（写的很不错。我很想帮你改完它）。提供一个观点：自由和限制不是完全矛盾的范畴。想一下：如果我们通过直接投票的方式全票同意限制某项活动，是不是说这就妨碍了自由呢？再比如：双方自愿签定的合同本身就是对将来选择自由的限制）。最后：大致看了一下最后一段。看不出和我改的这两段所说的“责任”有何联系。风筝的比喻不错。

so猫UID: 148633

234 "Most people prefer restrictions and regulations to absolute freedom of choice, although they would probably deny such a preference."
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Human beings are amazingly self-contradicting in many aspects. A good case in point is that while ostensibly strongly claiming for high freedom of choice, one from the bottom of his or her heart actually prefers restrictions and regulations. Although it sounds paradoxical, reasonable explanations are still available if human's demand for free choice and for set decision are bridged by another key notion--responsibility.

When we choose at our own will, then we ought to take responsibility for the outcome of the choice, for better or worse. If we succeed, we are entitled to enjoy the benefit exclusively; if otherwise, we are unable to legitimately find anyone else to share our loss. When we choose whether to choose 不带这么用的吧~~~, we actually choose whether to embrace concomitant responsibility. This is what common sense inspires us and everyday life experiences keep reminding us.

No matter how equitable and reasonable this law of society is, nevertheless, 好久都没有用过把nevertheless跟however放在中间罗~~~学习ing~most people (who are living and presumably absorbed in their mediocre and even monotonous lives) still prefer to avoid choosing. We human beings usually employ negative attitudes towards responsibility, which amounts to obligations, tasks and even troubles. As an old saying goes, "don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you." This can perfectly illustrate the policy of life that we are very used to as well.

Behind the experiences in our day-to-day lives, it is our human nature that produces our aptitude and inclination to relinquish freedom in choice. Except a few adventurous and enterprising individuals, the majority of people are easily impressed by and therefore likely to exaggerate undesirable possible results, whether consciously or not. In this sense, we are innate pessimists. Hope is always indefensible under the attack of pessimism reinforced by available or even memorable stories about failures that suffer the results of their free choices all by themselves.

Moreover, disobedience to widely accepted regulations and restricts always invites isolation and sometimes hostility. We cannot live in daydreams and thus have to handle people around us, whether for or against us. Free choices seldom win others agreement, let alone appreciation and support. To choose might be an easy job while to succeed is quite another.

On the other hand, if we merely follow fixed restrictions and regulations after many others who have assured this way to be error-proof, we can anticipate a low but riskless return of our decisions. In other words, we pay our potential favorable results, which often come from freedom from routine and conservatism, for certainty and psychological peace. Even if having encountered failure, we can throw the blame onto the regulation.

To the few who dare to risk making their own decisions in spite of set frames, however, the preference of the other most for obedience is quite welcome. Under the regulations, most people all behave in identical and thus predictable manner. And hence, the bold ones can employ other common people in order to serve their ambitions. Moreover, ironically, it is those who break some old rules that in return establish new rules either by inspiring examples or by strict codes.

Freedom is like a kite; and restriction, accordingly, its string. Without the pull of restriction, freedom is bound to fall down. A democratic society demands both kinds of people: the ones who pursue freedom in choice and the others who prefer eventless lives. A citizen also enjoys his or her freedom within the range that his or her abilities and circumstances allow him or her. Nevertheless, we see most people holding their strings so firmly that their kites never fly high.狂喜欢这个结尾~

好多段啊 晕忽忽~~~~
很新颖的写法 语言我是只有自惭形愧的份~~~
不过 我觉得body里面的第一段 我怎么感觉和后面的联系不是特别的紧?
还是我没懂你的意思?
第一段到底的作用是什么呀?

galaxysongUID: 152834

wglxh has praised my essay so much that I can't help to feel moved with exultation. First of all, however, I still should do some routine jobs of clarification.

1 The word "set" in the phrase "set decision" was an adjective.

2 As for "the outcome of the choice", one choice usually produces only one outcome, doen't it?

3 "When we choose whether to choose, we actually choose whether to embrace concomitant responsibility." This sentence appears to be controversial. I meant, when we choose whether to have freedom in choice or to just follow fixed rules, we are actually choose whether to take higher responsibilities (and risks) or to accept lowers ones. Is there any better, yet as concise, expression of my original meaning?

4 It was really a simple mistake for me to have forget to write the other "what" before "life experiences keep reminding us".

5 This issue essay was a failure in attempting to accomplish it with 95 minutes. In the middle of my writing, I found this topic actually required at least 800 words before I could perform an integrated and clear reasoning for it. Very upset, I hurried to unfold every body without thorough interpretation, and thus failed to point out an especially pivotal concept "responsibility". What is its definition? And what is its relationship with achievement and risk? Neither did I manage to illuminate.

wglxhUID: 152604

一个选择往往会带来与之相关的一系列后果.所以单数不妥.
"set"可以做形容词,也有你说的东西,但是太不正式了,不符合你文章的基调.改为prescribed,or specified.
"choose"那个句子,我能明白你的意思.但是你那么表达绝对是个病句.相信我,改了它.

本来这个版面的讨论应该只限于语言,但是我还是忍不住说一句.如果我问:难道责任不也是一种约束或限制么?你下文如何展开?

galaxysongUID: 152834

相信我，我真的不知道怎么改才能表达我的原意。
我已说过，我的文章展开失败。为自己的抉择责任，这是社会的基本原则，即基本约束。但这种约束是最强硬的，不应和其它约束相提并论；后者其实是可以违反的，否则也就不存在自由选择的可能了。