1. Love, and Then Be Loved
With the development of science and technology, remarkable changes have taken place in our life. Some changes are good while others are not. One of these unwelcome changes is that individualism has come to be accepted among young people. Young people today are in general more self-centered and unsympathetic than older generations although many young people don’t see this way.
To start with, most, if not all, young people today are self-centered and indifferent to others. It is a common scene in students’ dormitories. Some student cheerfully talks to his friend on the phone at midnight or at noon when his roommates are trying hard to sleep. In order to live more comfortably and conveniently, some students rent houses outside campus or buy mobile phones little realizing how hard their parents may be working to support their higher education. In contrast to that, the older generation is self-sacrificed. A suitable case in point is my mother. My mother passed away several years ago. Like her generation, she had a congenial relationship with the elderly and all her neighbors because of her considerateness.
Another notable characteristic of today’s young people is that they are unsympathetic to others. In public buses, there are usually some seats intended for the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the pregnant. But many young people simply take these seats when it’s possible while an elderly man is standing pitifully beside them. Some of them even show no regards for their parents. In sharp contrast, our caring parents always pay attention to our needs and those of others. My parents used to tell me that self-sacrifice is a blessing in disguise and one will be loved only if he loves others.
That’s way I draw such a conclusion that young people today are more self-centered and unsympathetic than older generations. It’s necessary for us young people to learn from them: love and then be loved. After all, individualism can only be permitted without the sacrifice of others. (point-by-point pattern) • 2. Sowing the Seeds, Nurturing Growth and Harvesting the Rewards
The academic process of a student in university shares many similarities with the process of farming, which is characterized by the process of sowing the seeds, nurturing growth and harvesting the rewards. Like a farmer, who get good harvest if he spends more time and energy on farming, a college student will surely achieve more in study if he could put more effort in it.
Sowing the seeds is the first basic step of farming. A successful farming depends on high-quality seeds. Similarly, obtaining knowledge is a basic step for a student’s academic success. As a college student, he should make use of their precious life in school, attending lectures in school and listening to the teacher, a person who sows the seeds, carefully. Those who skip class or idle away their time, dancing, playing cards or playing computer games, fail to sow any seeds for their future.
