this i believe essay
Introduction: We did this assignment in May. This project spent me almost whole month to do. This assignment help me notice what I true believe and let me find the great virtue around me .
Reflection: At first Mr. Ward showed us some examples on the websites. Since we never did this before, I worried a lot about this. To find what I truly believe is the hardest part. That is the purpose of this assignment. We learnt how to add quotes in our writing, how to separate the whole article passage by passage. After the writing part was done, we record our own article and made this become a video. That is a special experiment for me.
Reflection: At first Mr. Ward showed us some examples on the websites. Since we never did this before, I worried a lot about this. To find what I truly believe is the hardest part. That is the purpose of this assignment. We learnt how to add quotes in our writing, how to separate the whole article passage by passage. After the writing part was done, we record our own article and made this become a video. That is a special experiment for me.
The Power of Gratitude
People’s desires are infinite. We only see the value in things that we don’t have and always ignore things that we already have. We always complain to ourselves, "Why don’t we have enough money?" "Why do we have to work?" We are never satisfied with our life and think life is unfair. But when we complain about how terrible our life is, are we ever grateful for things we already have? Desire will never stop if you only see the value of things you don’t have.
In April I went back to my hometown, Qidong, a small village in China. At a fabricating yard I saw many workers there. They were all very short and looked are over seventy. My mother told me one of them was even over eighty years old. His clothes were dirty) and there were big holes in his shoes. His skin was brown from working outside his whole life and was a little hunchbacked. But from his swift movement I couldn’t believe he was so old. He stooped down and picked four bricks from the floor nimbly and gave them to another worker quickly. But as I looked carefully at him I found his hand was shaking. But instead of being negative he had a smile on his face. Although he worked very hard in old age, he chose to enjoy his life. When he got the salary he said he finally could buy meat for his wife and felt so lucky he had a job.
He chose to be grateful for his life so he was happy.
He chose to be grateful for his life so he was happy.
I remembered one year I was preparing to go to middle school. If you want to go to a good school in china you have to have a lot of awards. I spent all my free time trying to win writing contests and the Mathematical Olympiad. When I saw some students around me getting into a good school very easily just because they are someone’s son or daughter, I complained a lot. I always said life was unfair, that getting these awards was useless. It was wasting my time. But now I felt so lucky to learn so many things and am grateful for my mother for giving me the chance to control my life and not just depend on her.
The ancient Greek Historian, Cicero, once said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtue, but the parent of all others.” Gratitude is very important. If you have a grateful heart there won’t be any complaints in your mouth. When you complain about life being unfair, look around and think about the things you have. You will find you are already very lucky. Sometimes having a simple, happy life is also a kind of success.
I believe if I am grateful for the things I already have then I’ll find that the world is always wonderful.
This I believe
The ancient Greek Historian, Cicero, once said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtue, but the parent of all others.” Gratitude is very important. If you have a grateful heart there won’t be any complaints in your mouth. When you complain about life being unfair, look around and think about the things you have. You will find you are already very lucky. Sometimes having a simple, happy life is also a kind of success.
I believe if I am grateful for the things I already have then I’ll find that the world is always wonderful.
This I believe