祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏
My Motto of life——Gains and losses Go Side by Side
For everybody, life is far from being perfect. There are so many unsatisfactory things in our lives that sometimes we may think life is all about failures and reverses. In extreme cases,some people cannot get over their setbacks and choose to end their lives. And others, having lost their enthusiasm for life,just drag along without knowing their goals or what they are heading for. I feel sad for them. What future will these people have? What can they achieve in their lives? What will they obtain by living like this in the world? Of course, they do not know the answers, because they have been made dull by their pessimism.
Here, I want to share my motto of life with them:gains and losses go side by side. Success and failures, happiness and sadness are all the components of life. Owing to them, life becomes colorful, full of surprises and amazements.
I don＇t realize this right from the beginning and I used to complain a lot about my life. Take my exam results for example.I am proud to say that I did equally well in every subjects when I was in middle school. It would not be a surprise if I got equally excellent marks for the exams of all subjects, my total mark would rank first. But, curiously, this ideal situation only remained in my imagination. Every time, I would unexceptionally muff one or two subjects, sometimes because I was not careful,sometimes because I didn＇t feel well on the day of exam. I can＇t understand why. Why would I stumble over these trifle things and make silly mistakes? I felt gloomy and depressed until one day, a boy reminded me "Don＇t you notice that every time you do extraordinarily well in some subjects?" Do I? Yes! Then, the relationship of gains and losses struck me like a lightening. Yes,they go side by side, like twins. However, due to the pessimistic and critical side of human nature, we too frequently only see the losses. We sigh, we complain. We claim that life is unfair. As a result, life seems miserable and disheartening. Well, why not look at the brighter side of it? See what you have gained. Be happy with your gains.
While talking about the gains and losses, I can＇t help thinking of an advertisement I have recently watched:The optimist say:Wow! There is still half bottle of water! While the pessimist sighed:there is only half bottle of water left. Obviously, it is your attitude that really matters. Let＇s remember, gains and losses go side by side.
简 评
“祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏”，如何看待福祸是本文探讨的问题。作者通过描述高中学习的过程告诉我们无论是什么事情都会有缺憾的道理。
本文的结束语为全文最出彩的地方，其中不乏警句：“Too often，we only see the losses．We sigh，we complain，and we claim that life is unfair．”“it is your attitude that really matters．”等等。总的来说，本文语言较为流畅，结构层次清晰，但例证似乎不具备很强的说服力，这是本文的缺憾所在。