1AnFriendIndeed

　　Truefriendsalwayscometoyouwhentheirhelpisinneed.Theytrytheirbesttohelpyouwithoutthinkingwhattheycangetfromit.Thisinvariablywinsthemloveandrespectfromotbers,fortheydevotethemselvestothehappinessofothers.

　　Uptothetimeofmywritingthisarticle,Aerohasbeenhelpingmewithmyselectingthecourseswithgreateffort.Heisafriendlyandzealousguy.Ithinkhehasbeenlikedbyotherssincelongagobecauseofhischaracteristics.Heisalwaysbrisk,enthusiastic,energeticandheissmilingnomatterwhenorwhereyouseehim.However,Ilikehimforsomeotherreason.Itseemsthatbetweenusthereisaspecialwaytocommunicateandit’snottheusualwaythroughwhichwecommunicatesuchaswordsandgestures.HehasalwaysbeenafriendofminebecauseIlikethewayheactsandlivesandthewaywecommunicate.

　　Onemorningaweekago,hecametomeandaskedifhecouldbeofhelp.ActuallyIhadbeenworryingaboutmycourseofthissemesterfordayssinceIhadn’tgotanyEnglishcoursesyet!StillIwastotallycaughtoffguardbyAero’sofferthoughhehadalwaysbeenkind.Ithoughtitwasmyownbusinessandithadneveroccurredtomethatsomeotherindividualwouldoffertohelpwithmyselectingthecourses.SoIdeclinedhiskindness.

　　Theverynextday,Igotacoughanditlaterturnedouttobeafour-dayhighfever.Inthosedays,Iwasextremelyweakandlayinbedalldaylongandhardlyhadanystrengtheventoeat.IlostthepowertokeepaneyeonthepossiblevacanciesoftheEnglishcourseseversinceIgotahighfever.IbegantoregretdecliningAero’soffer.Justatthatmoment,Aerocalled,askingaboutmyhealthandtoldmetohaveagoodrest,sayingthathewouldshouldertheresponsibilityofselectingmyEnglishcoursesforme.NowIamwritingthisarticleasthehomeworkofthiswritingcourseandI’dliketoreemphasizethatitisallduetomyfriend’seffortthatIhavefinallymadeit.

　　Iwasreallygratefultohimwhenhecalledandofferedtohelpanditishardtoexpressmygratitudewithwords.

　　AllIwanttosayaboutitisthatatthatmoment,Irealizedthathehadofferedtohelpnotbecauseitmadehimfeelhewasimportantbutbecausehemeantbusiness.He’samanofintegrity.Iamproudofhavingsuchafriend.

　　2TheManIRespectMost

　　MyfatheristhemanIrespectmost.Sternashemaybe,heneverfailstoshowhiscareandconsideration.OnceIbrokeaneighbor'swindow.Seeingnobodyaround,Iranawayimmediately.WhenDadcamehome,henoticedmyuneasinessandaskedmewhathadhappened.

　　Icouldonlytellhimthetruth.Ratherthanscoldme,hepraisedmyhonestyandthenencouragedmetoapologizetoourneighbor.IlearnedfromthisepisodethatnotonlydoesDadtakecareofourhealthbuthealsoteachesushowtobegoodcitizens.HowluckyIamtohavesuchagoodfather!

　　3wealthbringshappiness?

　　TheRelationshipbetweenWealthandHappinessWealthhasalwaysbeenwhatsomepeoplelongfor.Itistruethatmostofthemtrytoacquirewealthbymeansofhonestlabor.Theireffortscontributetothewelfareofthesocietyandatthesametimetotheaccumulationoftheirwealth,andhencetotheirhappiness.

　　Thereisnodoubtthatwealthbringshappiness,especiallyinthemodernsociety.Variouskindsofup-to-datehouseholdappliances,latestfashionsandrecreationsmaketheirappearancewitheachpassingday.Allthismakesourlifemorecomfort