Asfarasweareconcerned,todaymostChinesecollegestudentsareinfavoroftheideaofsavingmoneyforlateruse,whilequitemanyothersthinkitismuchbettertousetomorrow’smoneytoday.
Inmyopinion,Iagreewiththeformer.Firstly,savingmoneyhelppeoplegetridofsomedifficultiessuchasaccidents,diseaseorothermishaps.Asweallknowthat,whenonefacessuchtragediesasfirdamageorfataldisease,onewouldneedalargeamountofmoneytosurvivesuchdifficulties.Secondly,savingmoneycangiveoneasenseofsatisfaction.Sincemostpeopleworkhardeveryday,whatmakesthemfeelhappyandsatisfiedisthattheyfindtheyhaveaccumulatedalargedepositthroughtheirhard-working,andtheywillgoondoingtheirbesttowork.Thirdly,savingmoneyallowsonetogiveahelpinghandtootherswhoareinneedofmoney.Withmoneyavailableatthemoment,onecanofferbadlyneededhelptothoseintemporarydifficulty,say,thosewhoaresufferingfromflood,famine,acaraccident,orthingslikethat.Yettakingaloanfromabankisoftentoocostly.Thus,thetimelyhelpwillberewardedwithgratitude.
Allinall,itisusefulforcollegestudentstosavemoney,anditisalsoanimportantaspectoftheChineseconceptionofvirtue.
