Every society has its own problems. I, myself, have been exposed to enough countries and societies to know that growing up in both the U.S and Taiwan has led me to believe they both have their hardships to deal with. Having lived in another country for so long, I can't help feeling a little remorse for not being here to help out my country, but it's also given me a better view of Taiwan's pressing needs as an outsider. Some of the problems I've been longing to point out are the pollution, the education system and most of all, the attitude of the Taiwanese. Everyone knows about the pollution crisis, but negative comments about our education syatem have been flying lately. Last week I came upon an article titled, "Can Taiwan Think?" It was centered on a study that stated our creativity level was below average. In other words, we can't think. Ironically, that got me thinking: was it true? Maybe we should change our educating methods, or better yet, our whole attitude toward education--which brings us back to my third point. My parents, true to their Taiwanese background, are really old-fashioned. They insist on celebrating all the traditional holidays, burning paper money for the dead, and worst of all, they still believe grades are more important than anything else in the universe. I believe "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." And it's true, really. So what can we do to make our society a better place for all? Or more specifically, what can you and I do?