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知足常乐,珍惜自己所拥有

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LearntoTreasureWhatYouHaveGot

Thebiggestweaknessofhumannatureisthattheydon'tknowhowtotreasurewhathasbeenachieved.Thisisexactlythereasonwhywealwaysthinkthat"thegrassisgreenerontheothersideofthefence",andalsotheexplanationtomostofthebetrayalsandregretsinlife.Wewon'tbeconsciousofhowimportantsomethingisuntilthemomentweloseit.

Thefatalshortingisreflectedinourchildhood.Akidmayeasilygetfondofotherkids'toysandbegintotreathisownoneslikegarbage.Alittlegirlmayburstintotearswhenanotherkidtakesoneofherdollsaway,evenifshedoesnotlikethisdollatallbeforetherobbery.  Asgrownups,westillcan'tstopscramblingfordolls.Sarcastically,it'suncertainwhethertheyarereallythatpricelesstousornot.

TheBiblehasneverfailedtoteachpeopletolearnthetruemeaningoftreasureandgratitude.  Butitseemsthatfewofusaregoodstudents.Sometimeswesuddenlyrealizewhatwehaveisprecious,butthesatisfactionwillnotlastforlong.Wefetaboutitthenextday,andbeginourgreedy,endlesshuntagainforwhatwehaven'tgotyet.

Maybeit'shardtochangehumannature.Sotheonlythingwecandoistoremindourselvestobegratefulagainandagain,andlearnlessonsfrombitterregretstimeaftertime.Agratefulmoodisdifficulttokeepforwearetoofetfultothepainswehavesuffered,butaslongaswecanfeelthegratitude,wewillbegintorelishourlife.

Aneasilysatisfiedpersonisalwaystheonewhoiseasytobehappy.Weallknowthefollowingstory.

Avagrantislyingonthebench,enjoyingthesunshine.Amillionaireestoaskhim,"Whydon'tyougotoworkandmakesomemoney?""WhyshouldI?""Thenyoucanebackandenjoythesunshinemorefortably!"But  thevagrantanswers,"NowIamfortableenough,soit'snotnecessarytogotoworkatall."Theinterestingstoryjustwantstoshowusthatthe"wellbeing"standardofyourlifeisdeterminedbyyourattitude.  Anyway,  enjoying  your  own  beautiful  greengrasswithgratitudeisfarmoresatisfyingthanenvyingyourneighbor's.

简  评

人们都说“知足常乐”。可又有多少人珍惜自己所拥有的东西,不羡摹别人呢?作者开篇就点明了这个道理,然后分别就儿童喜新厌旧的心理,以及成人贪婪、健忘的本性展开了一番论述,最后用一个有趣的故事说明一个人幸福的标准是由自己的态度决定的,从而进一步论证了本文的观点。

本篇议论文论点鲜明、结构紧凑、语言流畅、发人深省。作者观察细致,感受深刻,分析透彻,足见他是位热爱思考的有心人。语言上略有不妥之处,虽无大碍,但有改进的余地,以求更加纯熟、地道。

(点评教师:时丽娜)