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Traditional virtues call for the end of composition itself.

Diligence and thrift are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. The life of ancient sages was very frugal. They often wear coarse clothes, eat coarse rice and drink rice soup. And in our life, is there little waste? Next to the faucet, after washing the lunch box, people are gone and the water is still flowing; It's already noon in the classroom, but the light is still on. ...

In the past when the material was not rich, we should be frugal; Today, with the continuous improvement of living standards, we should not lose the quality of thrift.

I heard a story. President Mao Zedong lived a simple life, sleeping in a hard bed and wearing coarse clothes. A nightgown was mended 73 times and worn for 20 years. During the difficult economic times, he took the initiative to reduce his salary and living standard, and did not eat fish or fruit. Once, before the noon meeting ended, he left everyone for lunch. The staple food is only a big bowl of meatballs boiled in Chinese cabbage, a few small dishes of pickles and some biscuits. Great men also prove that they are frugal and oppose waste.

Not only the great men in China, but also foreigners abroad. A proverb often used by Queen Elizabeth II is: "Save the soil and the pound will come." Every night, she personally put out the lights in the small halls and corridors of the Platinum Khan Palace, and insisted that all the toothpaste used by the royal family should be squeezed. It's amazing that you have such a strong sense of saving.

Diligence and thrift are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Let's be diligent and thrifty, inherit the fine traditions of the older generation and create a better future together!