A vivid picture jumps into my sight when I take a look at the test paper. In this cartoon, a lady in her golden years is holding a board in her hand which reads, “Please don’t spit in public places, litter and jump the queue.” In sharp contrast, a young adult in his high teens or low twenties, losing sight of the aged lady, is spitting and throwing banana skins.
Clearly, the picture presented here carries more profound implications behind the surface. It mirrors a prevailing trend raging across the Chinese landscape: a myriad of uncivilized behaviors have found their way into our lives and have the potential to run out of control. Put in another way, far too many folks behave indecently in their daily lives.
A couple of driving forces are behind the trend. To name only one: as an ancient land enjoying a splendid civilization spanning over 5,000 years, the Middle Kingdom is witnessing the loss of some traditional core values because we don’t put a high value on moral education. In my eyes, prompt attention is supposed to be centered on this problem. As a college student on the point of stepping out into society, I should do all in my power to contribute to turning back this evil tide. I am firmly convinced that a brighter future is on the horizon if folks from different corners of the country drive joint efforts to combat it.
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