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A Meaningful Act of Cleaning |
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Early this morning, I woke up and checked the clock. Wow! It was almost six
o'clock. I quickly got dressed and grabbed my cleaning tools, such as a broom
and a dustpan, and headed to the hallway.
It turned out that as part of the assignment given by Jingyan School, we were
tasked with doing something meaningful for the people around us or society. When
I saw that the hallway in our unit was a bit dirty, I came up with an idea.
Firstly, I took half a bucket of water from home, soaked the cloth, and started
wiping from the top of the handrails. The handrails had accumulated a lot of
dust, and nobody had taken care of them. I placed the cloth on the handrail and
wiped it vigorously. After wiping it once, the cloth was so dirty that it was
almost unrecognizable. I then wiped it again with clean water until it was
finally clean.
Then, it was time to sweep the floor. I started from the top and worked my way
down. I sprinkled some water on the floor and then slowly, gently, and
systematically swept with my broom and dustpan. This method helped me clean the
floor thoroughly without disturbing my neighbors.
Suddenly, I found some small pieces of paper that I couldn't sweep into the
dustpan. I wondered how someone could be so careless and not have any civic
responsibility. I then thought of sweeping the rubbish to the side of the stairs
and picking it up with the dustpan, which worked out perfectly.
Halfway through sweeping, my back started to ache, and I couldn't straighten up.
I wanted to give up, but when I thought of how the sanitation workers worked
hard every day of the year, I realized my pain was nothing compared to theirs.
So I picked up my confidence again.
Finally, I disposed of all the garbage in the hallway into the trash can. I
understood how hard-working the sanitation workers were, and how shameful it was
for those who threw their trash on the ground instead of in the bin. The city is
our home, and civilization relies on every citizen to maintain it.
When people noticed this clean and fresh scene, I was delighted, and my smile
was sweeter than honey. |
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