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Thesis: Children should not be left fortunes.
Ⅰ. Introduction: whether children should be left fortunes has been a controversial issue for a long time. In my opinion, we shouldn’t be left children fortunes. Ⅱ. The reasons for the pro:
A: Children will suffer less pressure in their future time.
B: Children can build things on what they have built and will do much more charity in the future.
C: In China, it has been a solid tradition which shows parents affection and care for their children.
Ⅲ. My own reasons (First, admit their opinions and accordingly propose my views) A: Children can really understand life from pressure, for pressure is precious in the course of life.
B: Children may squander the money that is left for them.
C: Tradition belongs to the range of culture. When it blocks the development of the society, we should make some changes.
Conclusion: In the long run, we should not leave fortunes to our children. Only in this way can they really taste sorrow and joy of life.
Whether Children Should Be Left Fortunes or Not
With Bill Gates and Warren Buffett claiming that they will donate all of their money in the future, there has been a heated discussion on whether children should be left fortunes. People’s opinions vary from each other on this controversial issue. A lot of people stick to their point that they will leave fortunes to their children, while others hold the opposite view. As far as I am concerned, children shouldn’t be left fortunes.
Some people argue that in this increasingly competitive society, children may suffer all kinds of pressures such as peer pressure and pressures they get from their parents and teachers. The saying “graduation means unemployment” has become quite popular among colleges students. It is hard for them to get a satisfactory job and
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even if they find one, a lot of them can just only make ends meet. Under this kind of circumstances, how can they afford a house especially at the time when the price of housing is becoming unreasonably higher and higher? How can they support their family after they get married? Thus how can they lead an easy life? On the other hand, why not just let your children build up their future on what you have built? They may achieve more success and when they become a philanthropist, they can contribute more to the society. Moreover, different from Americans, leaving fortunes to children is a solid tradition in China which shows parental affection and care for their children. The concept that everything is for the good of children has been rooted in Chinese people’s mind. If one fails to leave anything to his children, probably he will be criticized for his cruelness to his children.
But think about this issue from another perspective. Firstly it is true that children will suffer less pressure with the fortunes they get from their parents. But pressure is precious in life and only by undergoing pressures can one really grow up. It can strengthen one’s mind and cultivate one’s characteristics. It can develop one’s ability to deal with troubles and provide more chances. Now in this “full of pressures” world, many companies will give the interviewees a pressure test in order to acknowledge their abilities to deal with pressures. Only those people who have experienced pressures and have found ways to deal with them can be qualified for the jobs. Based on this point, less pressure in life will probably have negative effect on children. In my opinion, we have grown up and have brains and hands. As long as we work diligently and smartly, and hold on no matter how much setbacks we have encountered, I do not think housing will be a big problem years later. Secondly, sometimes there is no doubt that it is beneficial to allow children to build up on the foundation you have laid for them. But nowadays there has appeared a group of people we have to take seriously with, that is, the rich second generation. We admit that there are some rich second generation achieve success by making use of what their parents leave for them and at the same time, we have to admit that a lot of them spend money lavishly and some even lack of morality. In China, when speaking of the rich second generation, the derogatory part exceeds the praiseworthy part. What can
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we do about it? I think the root cause lies in the sense of security that parents give to their children. The kind of sense that they will own their parents’ fortunes at last even if they don’t work hard. On the contrary, American rich second generation are proud of owning everything from nothing. Buffett’s son once said “use your own sweat to make your bread”, which represents the heartfelt wishes of Americans. It is true that it is where the difference lies between China and America. We always say that we must try hard to preserve our traditions but the condition is that they will not block the development of the society. When it does, it is time we made some changes. To some degree, our tradition—leaving children fortunes makes children lack of motives to create and develop. We have to be aware that there is still a long distance between China and America. And, while I would not be so simplistic as to suggest that leaving fortunes to children is the cause, I believe it contributes and is an influence.
As a matter of fact, we Chinese already have pioneers who support the concept of Bill Gates’ and Buffett’s. Chen Guangbiao, a famous philanthropist, has shown his determination to donate all of his fortunes to the society. We are making some changes and I’m sure there will be more and more people joining in Chen to benefit the society. For the long-term development of our children and society, please do not make your fortunes the fetters to your children. Let them create their own fortunes by themselves. Here, fortunes can mean both materially and spiritually.
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