考研滿分作文 | 人生哲理類：自立

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     While most young people attempt to lead a completely independent life, some others prefer to rely on the assistance of their parents, relatives or even friends whenever and wherever possible. As is symbolically illustrated in the drawing above, a frail shaking senior citizen is feeding a sleeping young adult in a suit in his baby blanket with a nursing bottle on which is written "old-age pension". The young man is clearly able to work but prefers being supported by his elderly parents.
     It may seem strange but it is a known fact that some graduates remain at home without working while relying on their parents to financially support them all through their lives. Some other graduates may work yet also rely on their parents to subsidize their lifestyles. This reliance on parents from the cradle to the grave means that they never achieve any form of independence and throws doubt on whether they could deal with the real world if anything happened to their parents.
     Of course it is the duty of parents to look after their children but they should also encourage their young to leave the nest so that at some time in the future they will have learned to look after themselves and pass on this trait of independence to their own children.