"Think before you move" is a famous Chinese saying and also the sentence which my parents tell me most frequently. I do not hate that sentence and I do not feel annoyed when my parents say that to me. Sometimes I quite agree with that sentence but I just cannot always follow it. I do not know why. Maybe it has something to do with my birthday; I was born under the influence of Aries a horoscope representing energy and directness. Horoscope books say that people who are born under the influence of Aries should slow down their speed and think the situation over and over again before taking action, otherwise, it is easy to get hurt or hurt the others. It is true, at least to me. I have never done perfectly in my math exams because that I often fall into some obvious stupid traps in the questions. After hundreds of times of being regretful for my stupid mistakes in my math exams, I finally made up my mind to control myself. I did succeed for a period but later I quitted. I felt unhappy though I got several good scores in math exams. I had to think a lot of things before I do anything, before I move, before I speak even before I laugh! After comparing the high scores I got to the happiness I lost, I quitted. Though I do not follow the sentence, I still think it is a good suggestion. After all, sometimes it's worth the wait, sometimes it's worth the rush.
And about "How is this slogan subversive?" honestly, I have no idea. I think this slogan is more like for some individuals than for the American culture. It is more like a piece of advice from the old, I think.
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