Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely (及时的) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a better harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure (失败) can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident (信心) of ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

It’s always a happy moment when you get some pocket money (零花钱). But have you ever thought about how to spend your pocket money wisely? Here’s some advice.

Make a list.

When you get your pocket money, don’t get too excited. We all have a lot of things that we want. But do you really need them? That’s why it is necessary to make a list before you spend money. Start with the thing you want most. You can also write down how much it costs or how important it is in your life. By doing this, you will see if it is really necessary to buy it.

Help others.

How about being more selfless(无私的) and using your pocket money to help others? We all know that there are many people in the world who are in need of our help. Helping others brings joys in our lives. So consider using your pocket money to do something useful and helpful, and feel how you can make a difference.

Save as much as you can.

There is an old saying that “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” If you spend all your pocket money right away, you’ll have no money until your next “pay day”.

A wallet sometimes might not be the best place to save money because it may make it easier for you to spend your money. Get a piggy bank (储蓄罐) or ask your parents to start a savings account(账户) for you. Someday when you look back, you’ll get a strong feeling of achievement by saving so much money by yourself !

“Clear your plate. Say no to waste.” “Do not waste a grain of food.” In the cafeterias of schools and companies across China, banners(横幅) like these have been put up everywhere. They are part of a nationwide campaign(活动) to cut down on food waste in China.

Food waste has become a big problem these days. According to the United Nations, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year—that’s about a third of the world’s total food. In China alone, the restaurants wasted 17 to 18 million tons of food a year from 2013 to 2015. That could feed 30 to 50 million people for a whole year, according to Chinese Academy of Sciences.

To promote(推广) the campaign, restaurants and catering associations in more than 18 provinces in China have all made guidelines to control food waste.

In Shanxi province, for example, restaurants have been asked to serve half portions to avoid waste. The Wuhan Catering Association suggested that restaurants try the “N-1 mode”. For example, a group of 10 diners should only order enough for nine people at first. More food is only brought to the table if required. If people can’t finish their meals, they are also encouraged to take the leftovers(剩菜) home.

A related online campaign has been launched on Sina Weibo. Users share photos or videos of empty plates after finishing their meals. Lots of celebrities(名人) have joined in and asked their fans to develop the habit of saving food. On WeChat, a mini-program called “Clear Plate” invites people to exchange pictures of their empty plates for credit points. People can use the credit to buy things or donate food to children in poor areas.

“We hope our efforts can start a new trend among the younger generation, encouraging them to carry out the virtue(美德) of cherishing food and developing the habit of thrift,” said Liu Jichen, developer of the mini-program.