An essay on the fine tradition of hard work and plain living.

China is a vast country with a civilization history of 5,000 years. Our culture is profound and our civilization has a long history. The Chinese nation has always advocated frugality, and Confucius listed "frugality" and "gentleness and courtesy" as basic moral principles.

The stories of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other revolutionaries of the older generation, who were thrifty and thrifty, are well known to women and children, and become beautiful conversation materials. The story of Lei Feng's thrift still affects us.

Lei Feng suffered from childhood. After joining the army, he often told himself that he must carry forward the fine tradition of thrift, hard work and plain living without forgetting his roots. Every penny I spend reminds me of my previous life. He gives out 6 yuan of pocket money every month, leaving only 50 cents, and the rest is saved. During the Spring Festival, he only spent 25 cents on a haircut. At a sports meeting, it was very hot. Many comrades ran outside to buy soda, but he turned on the tap to drink tap water. Lei Feng has a famous saying, "In work and study, we should keep up with the comrades with the highest enthusiasm, and in life, we should keep up with the comrades with the lowest level." This is Lei Feng's motto. Lei Feng said this and did the same. In his short life, for the cause of the party and the people, he worked hard and set a brilliant example for us.

However, with the progress of society and the improvement of living standards, many people forget the fine tradition of thrift.

On sunny days, until the third class in the morning, you can still see that all the lights are on in some classes;

In the cool morning and evening, six electric fans in some classrooms are still fully charged;

The faucet in the bathroom is dripping, and the students who come and go turn a blind eye;

In the empty restaurant, there are nearly half of the meals left on the messy plates.

Students, have you ever known that it is difficult to have a porridge and a meal? Half a silk and half a wisp, just thinking about material difficulties? Indeed, our motherland is vast and rich in resources, but we are still a developing country, and the huge waste of resources caused by backward technology has seriously threatened the survival and development of the motherland.

It is true that we have not experienced the hardship of "weeding at noon every day", so we will feel that "every grain is hard" is a bit thin; We always listen to "frugality" and look at "frugality" from textbooks.

However, if we can turn on the light for one hour less in each class every day, we can save about 1 kwh of electricity every day. According to the calculation of 0, 53 yuan/kWh, the whole school saves 954 yuan per month, and there is 1 1448 yuan in the whole year, which is equivalent to 25 table tennis tables, 954㎡ lawn, 1000 books and so on.

If we save water every day and tighten the dripping tap, we can save a ton of missed tap water in just half a day. If every student can consciously save water by 0.0 1t every day, the whole school can save 12 15 yuan every month according to the calculation of per ton135 yuan, and there will be 14580 yuan in the whole year, which can make the villages in the west seriously short of water drink1.

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Do these figures make you realize anything? Students, save it-this is the call from life!

Living in 2 1 century, we seem to have no worries about food and clothing, and our economy is rich. Can we abandon the bright lamp of "thrift" that has shone on China for thousands of years?

Indian writer Tagore said: "The bird's wings are tied with gold, and this bird can no longer soar in the sky." We can't squander the superiority our ancestors created for us. Saving is a kind of cultivation, saving is a kind of civilization, saving is a kind of responsibility, saving is the virtue of our Chinese nation.

We don't need a slogan declaration. From now on, we should start from the small things around us, such as water, electricity, paper and money, so that saving becomes our attitude towards life and our common goal.