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Write a brief comment on such a saying in about 150 words.
▇ Sample Essay:
Popular Sayings May Become “Mental Locks”
To cultivate a creative mind, one needs to chip away at one?s “mental locks”. Some of the “mental locks” are shaped by popular sayings, which sound so familiar to us that we tend to take them for granted. Instructive as they may be, these common statements may restrict our freedom to think.
“Look before you leap!” We make this remark to caution someone to think carefully before making a decision or taking an action. It may seem sound advice, but it may also put him or her
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in a passive position. He or she may just keep “looking” round and without making a “leap”. Similarly, we may say to the same person, “Don’t let the chance slip through your fingers!” Then, the person may be motivated to act promptly, regardless of the consequences.
In either case, the personal may fall victim to popular sayings. So, if we want to come up with a new idea, we must break up the “mental locks”
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that close our minds.
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