There is an old Chinese saying, “If someone gives you a little drop of water, you should return a spring of water.” That means if someone helps you a bit: you should remember it and thank them gratefully (感激的) in return.

We should live in a world of gratitude(感恩).We should prove it with actions, not just words. We thank people who hurt us, because we learn how to be independent.We thank people who are selfish (自私的), because we learn the importance of being kind. Of course, we should thank people who help us. We should thank people who teach us. We should thank people who care about us.

We thank our parents. They work hard all the time in order to give their sons and daughters a better life. They cook meals for us, they do the chores for us, they always give us food and clothes.

We thank our teachers who give us dreams. They teach us a lot of things but they ask for nothing from us.We are well-educated because of them. There are many people that we should be grateful to in our life. We should find a way to thank them.

Americans spend almost four hours a day on their phones. 【小题1】 Instagram is now a breeding ground (温床) for photo sharing, thanks especially to its story feature. Now people aren't just posting their best pictures, they’re sharing every step of their journey.

Take me for example — I blog about travel for a living. I’m pretty much done with trip reports, but I still share my travels on Instagram Stories. During a trip to Turkey last summer, I realized quickly that I wasn't seeing and experiencing things first-hand. 【小题2】 I had my phone in hand almost the entire time to record and share the “experience.”

There was one day on my trip when I decided to walk from the Bomonti area to Taksim Square. At first, I had my eyes glued to the phone to navigate(导航) my way. Then I began taking pictures of interesting things and distractedly moving along. Then it hit me: This isn't safe. Also, I'm not taking in all the sights and passing by great shops without looking at anything. 【小题3】

My arms were free to swing(摆动) at my sides and I made eye contact with people who smiled and said hello. I smelled the delicious wet burgers and stopped to grab one. 【小题4】 More importantly, I felt the energy of the city and took in all the sights and sounds. I don't have recordings of most of it, but it lives in my memory. It was one of my favorite days of the trip — just walking through Istanbul on my own and feeling the city with all my senses.

Keeping our eyes glued to our screens, we’re missing out on the true beauty around us. 【小题5】 It has to be experienced through all five senses and spending too much of it looking at our phones, trying to share it with the world, ruins that.