The importance of choosing your own path - The Joy Luck Club
To experience failure,
moral lessons, etc.
Shape who you want to be.
Experiencing your own faults
leads to your own successes
Avoid lifetime commitments
you never wanted
Spouse, kids, etc
Saying no to the person
you're expected to become.
To enjoy life
Mental health
Enjoy activities and have fun.
Make your entire life the best
memory you could possible do.
Don't let culture you disagree
with hold you back.
Find your own identity
Not living up to the stereotypes
or replicating ypur parents
Finding your truth
Be comfortable and confident with you works
Don't feel like you have to convert
into the culture you were born in