Graduation Day

Today was so much fun, today was the day I realized there is a big difference of academic concept involved in the national culture. 

At a graduation ceremony in a catholic school,

the best moment I got moved at is when at the end, all the students start giving one rose as a gift of appreciation to their families. That was so emotional and impressive to me. I don't know if it is as common in Japan, though I was so dry instead, and still now I don't usually express my heart of appreciation towards my parent.

Graduation party by students and teachers altogether.

After the cermony in the school, they moved to a fancy restaurant to take place a graduation party altogether, which I was surprisingly invited to by teachers. I was initially feeling like I should not go, the party is not for me, but for them. But respectfully, teachers all welcome and see me as one of the teachers for the students. I can't thank them enough for it.

Great meals, nice musics and heartwarming letters from students, the party was more than perfect. 

The following is in terms of the cultural differences.

Here are some of the questinos I got when I see cultural differences between countries like giving a flower to families in a graduation ceremony and holding a party with teachers after a graduation ceremony.

Why don't we in daily show our heart of appreciation as well as love? We do sometimes, but not so much. Dows it look like our heart is not so open to others but dry? But from the point of kind of customs in school, I can say that some cultural differences of people's behavior are made up in school as a result of education. People are taught and learn how they "should" do, how they "should not" do, which after all creates and becomes part of the culture of people's behavior that shows up as part of their unshiftable tradition. 

If you want to change the culture of people's behavior that holds us back in unchangable tradition or custom, you had better take your eyes on what people are taught and learn in school for real. You might find some key factors on it, chances are that would make the change happen with your future.