HonestyisoneofthemosttreasuredtraditionalvaluesinChina.Thechildrenaretaughttobehonestwhentheyareveryyoung.Atschoolsthestudentsarealsoinstructedtobehonest.
However,withthedevelopmentofsoclety,weoftenhearcomplaintsaboutdishonesty.Reportswiththethemeofdishonestyoftenappearinthemedia.Forexample,somepeopletrytogetrichandllveacomfortablelife.Buttheydonotworkhardhonestly,insteadtheycheatothers.Theysellsomethingquiteordinaryataveryhighprice,clalnfingitisapricelesspieceheinheritedfromhisgreatfather.Somepeople'sdelayingpayingbacktheloancanserveasanotherexample.Somepeople,includingsomecollegestudentsgetloanfromthehank,andpromisetopaywithin,say,3years.However,theydon'tdothat.
Thedishonestpeoplesometimescangetbenefitfromtheirbehaviors.Sosomepeopleassertthatdishonestycanbringpeoplebenefit,whilehonestyonlymakespeoplesuffer.Isthatso?Definitelynot.Itisalwaystruethathonestyisthebestpolicy.Itpaystobehonest.Thecheaterselling"thetreasure"mentionedabovewillsurelybedisclosedandpunishedsomeday.Onthecontrary,ifhehadbeenhonest,neitherthebuyernorhehimselfwouldhavesuffered.Thepeoplewhodonotreturnmoneyintimewillsoonerorlaterbecomenotorious,andwillnotgetthemoneyfromothersagain.Ifhehadacteddifferently,hewouldhaveearnedrespectandtrust,meanwhile,thebankwouldnothavesufferedfromloss.
Insummary,honestycannotonlybenefitothersbutalsooneself.Weshouldbehonest.
Honestymeansspeakingthetruthandbeingfairanduprightinact.Hewholiesandcheatsisdishonest.:Thosewhogainfortunesnotbyhardlabourbutbyothermeansisdishonest.
Honestyisagoodvirtue.Ifyouarehonestallthetime,you’llbetrustedandrespectedbyothers.Aliarisalwayslookeddownuponandregardedasablacksheepbythepeoplearound.Onceyoulie,peoplewillneverbelieveyouevenifyouspeakthetruth.
However,inthetideofcommodityeconomytoday,itseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplebelieveinmoneyatthesacrificeofhonesty.Tothem,amongsuchthingsashealth,beauty,m6ney,intelligence,honesty,reputationandtalent,honestyistheonlythingthatcanbeeastaway.Theydon’tunderstandorpretendnottounderstandthathonestyisthebiggestfortunehumansown,andthatitistheprerequisitefordoingeverythingwell.Ithinkthesepeoplearetobepitied.
Inshort,honestyisgold.Honest,yourreputationwillbecomegreat;dishonest,yournamewillbespoiledandyourpersonalitydegraded.Therefore,weshouldnevermakesuchanexcuseas"Alittledishonestyisonlyatriflething.Weshoulderadicateimmediatelytheseedofdishonestyonceitissowedinourminds.
Itistruethatmostofusvaluehonestyhighly.However,nowadaysweoftenconfrontconfidencecrisissuchascheating,overcharging,fakecommoditiesandsoon.Ithinkthatweshouldbehonestbecausebeinghonestisnotonlybeneficialtoourselvesbutalsotoothersandthewholesociety.Thereasonscanbelistedasfollows.
Firstly,onlyhonestpeoplecanbetrulyrespectedbytheothersandcanmakemorefriendsoveralongperiodoftime.
Secondly,honesty,whichisthetraditionalvirtueoftheChinesepeople,canmakeourlifeeasierandmoregoodliness.
Thirdly,honestycanmakeoursocietymorestable.AcaseinpointisthatSingapore,asocietyfeaturingtrustworthinessandintegrity,hasacomparativelylowcriminalrate.Responsibilitycanbeunderstoodinmanyways.Fortheparents,theyhavehadtheresponsibilityforcaringforandfosteringtheirchildrensincethebirthoftheirbaby.Forteachers,bothinkindergartensandcolleges,theyalsoshouldberesponsibleforthestudyandlifeoftheirstudents,thatistosay,teachersarethesecondparentsofchildrensomewhile.Forus,asafriendofothers,itisourresponsibilitytohelpourfriendswhentheyareintroubleorfacedwithdifficulties.
Eachonehasthedifferentresponsibilitybasedontheirroles,butwemusttakeitforgrantedthatweareresponsibleforthesociety.
Goodevening,everyone!
Throughoutmyyearsofbeingastudent,i’vehadmanyteachers.noneofthemarethesame,buttheonethati’llneverforgetandwillalwaysmissismychinesebilingualteacherinthemiddleschooliattendedinseattle,ms.ho.shewasaskinny,butstylishladyinher50s.shewasdifferentfromalltheotherteachersbecauseshegavemesomethingunforgettable.
Ms.hoandibecamefriendsrightinthefirstsemesteriwasinthatmiddleschool.atthesametime,iwashavingareallyhardtimewithmysubjects.sinceihadjusttransferredfromabilingualschool,whereihadstayedfortwomonthsafterarrivingintheus,myenglishwashorrible;myaveragegradewasbelowc.ialmostthoughtitimpossibletolearnenglish.then,onedayshetoldmesheh2lybelievedthatiwascapableofcontrollingmylife,andiwouldbejustfine.shesaidthatshefoundweweremuchalike:bothwerestubborn,kind-heartedandalittlebitsimple-minded.shebelievedthatihadthequalityofbecomingwise.sheevensaidthatshedidn’thaveanyworriesaboutme,aboutmynotlearningenglish.withherencouragement,ifoundthestrengthwithinmyselfandbegantodesiretoworkevenharder.asaresult,isoonprovedherright,andattheendofthesemester,igota3.8averagegrade.
Today,istillkeepintouchwithher,andshestilltellsmehowshebelievesinme.sometimes,i’dthinkback,andwonderhowicouldhandleallthosethingsifitwasn’tforherencouragementandtrust.couldibethepersoniamtoday?then,itstruckme:whatweneedhasalwaysbeentrustandloveofothers;becausethesethingsinspireustodoourbest,andtoliveourlifetoitsfullest.
Tosumup,i’dliketosaytoallofyou:letusallappreciatetrustandloveofothersandachieveourfullpotentialinourlife!