All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

In the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and the story "The Ant and the Grasshopper", George works as hard as the ant, and Tom enjoys his life that is similar to the grasshopper. The ant collects food in the summer. Because the grasshopper sings whole summer, he begs the ant for food in the winter. The story has a different ending from the fable. George is old and earns some money, but Tom is charming and has a lot of money.

I agree with Maugham. People need an entertainment in their lives which can relax them and allow to have fun. Also. every person has his own opportunity to have money in the world.Like some people, they go to the casino for amusing, and they may win some money in there. I know some Chinese men who spend their most time which is half-day in the kitchen. When they walk out, they are nervous because they do not know any news and they are difficult to enter into the outside world. They are only for the lower salary  without their own lives.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

I think the message in Maugham's story is the same as the message in the Aesop fable of the ant and the grasshopper. In Maugham's story,George has same qualities like the ant in the fable, and Tom is most like grasshopper. George works hard as the ant. George was in his office every morning at nine-thirty and never left it till six. And the ant was storing up food for the winter in the summer days. on the other hand, Tom wants to enjoy his life like the grasshopper. Tom had a little money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Similarly, the grasshopper sang whole summer to have fun.

I am the ant

I prefer to be the ant. The ant works all the summer to save the food for the winter. I am a lazy person. I know that I am better to study hard to get out from ESL. When I tries to learn more, there are many distractions to change my mind. The experience of failure lets me realize that  perseverance is hard for me. I want to have the ant's spirit in studying.

The Friendship Bond

The idea of friendship is alive and well. In my opinion, the internal qualities are more important than the external conditions by making a friend. I think a large number of people have same belief like me. If most people have similar themes in friendship, friendship will never be dead. According to the article, when we asked our readers to tell us what qualities they believe to be important in a friend, they valued, above all, loyalty and the ability to keep confidences, warmth, affection, and supportiveness were also high on the list, while external characteristics such as age, income, and occupation, were not. This example confirms my thought that the friendship is living.

Conflict

Yesterday, I sat on the subway, and a man started to play music. Then, a little girl lifted a small basket up to each person and asked for money. The train reached the 74^th Street. A beautiful woman stand up and said to the man, “This is illegal.” She turned to the girl “She is under the age.” The man stared at the woman straightly, “So what.” I saw the woman’s face became angry, and she picked up her phone and told to him, “Do you need me to call a police?”  The door opened, they walked out and argued. I had not seen the ending because the train was out of station. Other people began to discuss this event.

This kind of conflict often happens in this area. I do not really know what will be on the next. I think the woman has to call the police. And then, the police will use his power to educate this man. The individual speaking is weak to influence others.