Relationship Between Trends and Traditions Essay 600 Words

One day, there were some cats eating fish at the dining table. Just as the cats were talking and laughing, suddenly a mouse leaped past the table. One of the cats immediately pounced on it. At that moment, another cat saw it and pointed at that cat and scoffed, "What age is it, when you have fish to eat and still catch mice?"

Isn't that story above just like us humans?

Some people blindly pursue trends and forget our traditions. For example: some people like to listen to pop songs instead of traditional opera, thinking that there is nothing good in opera.

As the saying goes, "Follow the old man, eat and drink without worrying." Now our traditions are made up of the essence of the old generation's experience of survival, and sometimes the words of the old generation make sense, don't believe me? If you don't believe me, you'll know it. Sometimes, if we don't listen to the words of the older generation, because we want to save face, the vast majority of us will suffer in the end.

The cats in the story above all ate fish together, forgetting the tradition of catching mice that their ancestors left behind. And if no cat catches mice, then mice will proliferate, destroying food at will and creating endless problems for people. If human beings blindly go after trends without making any effort to learn and progress. How will we have the pillars of our country? How can we make our country progress and grow stronger?

However, it does not mean that trends cannot be pursued. Rather, it is to pursue trends while preserving traditions. Trends can only be enjoyed as a pleasure in our daily lives, one of our pastimes. An activity that makes life colorful. The main focus is still on tradition. Those cats, if they still keep the tradition, will think that the fish is a real delicacy and a little surprise after they have eaten the mice! And if they eat fish for a long time, they become paralyzed. When they don't have fish to eat, they'll think, "Mice are awful. Slowly they will degenerate, so much so that they can no longer be as sharp as before. In fact, there's a lot of fun to be had in catching rats, isn't there? Pouncing and biting and getting the rat around, all of that will be good for you.

Nowadays most people go with the mainstream and pursue fashion. And only various parts of the people to think about tradition, to pursue tradition. In fact, tradition has a lot of charm, we should not be trapped in the trend to ridicule tradition.