that we must return to the olds, more traditional values of respect for the family and the
local community in order to create a better world to live in. To what extent do you agree
or disagree?
We are in a selfish world today. We are so busy looking out for number one, so saturated
by our own problems, our own issues and our own little and often petty concerns that we
failed to see how all could grow and being benefited by working together as a team. As
far as I am concerned, the reason of the individual greed and selfishness were actually
caused by the faster and faster development and more and more competition of the
society.
Some people yearn to return to the old and traditional values of respect for the family and
the local community in order to create a better world to live in. According to them ,
people were more honest and warm-hearted and the manner of traditional treating each
other was simple and selfless in the past.
Personally, I do not support this view . Even in the past, greed and selfishness existed in
our society. These two factors never disappeared since human have instinctive material
needs, individual wants and desires would swell surely with the advances of life and
society. Moreover, old tradition has its own limit and could only adapt for a certain
period. I believe that the key point here is to create a better world is the way of
formulating moral criteria and improving the spiritual education. For example, religions
play a significant role in respect for the family and the community.
To sum up, selfishness and greed cannot be avoided and eliminated, because they exist,
more or less, in everyone’ s heart, even sometimes they contribute to the prosperity. To