In the second half of the second semester of grade two, we will have a big exam soon, and then we will graduate from grade three.

So one after another, I watched the seniors and sisters go through the graduation process. The first is graduation photo. I clearly remember that it was a sunny afternoon, and there was a math class in the classroom, but my sight was always attracted by the large group of people appearing on the playground. Watching them line up slowly, the teachers sat down in dribs and drabs, and the photographer adjusted the lens. . . . This matter has dragged on for a long time. Finally, when I could take pictures, I secretly looked out of the window: blue sky, white clouds and green grass, which set off these colorful teenagers. This is really a beautiful scenery. But I don't know why, there is no regular "smile" on their faces, but they are very dull and even a little dim from a distance. Disappointed with the environment, I turned back to my class. Later, I don't know how they ended, but I feel very calm.

In the last few days of the semester, many big round tables suddenly appeared in the canteen. Somehow, we found out that it was full of graduates and said it was their graduation party. During the dinner, the magnesium light kept flashing. I saw several girls hiding their swollen eyes behind the camera.

After that, there will be a holiday and school will start. We suddenly arrived at their position. I just understand why they can't laugh in front of the camera.

Now I can't help but feel disappointed after experiencing the scene at that time. After hard work, everyone has their own future. How can we not face this parting? After all, graduation photo in primary school can still write naive smiles, but how can it be so easy for middle school graduates who are mature psychologically and emotionally?

Perhaps, at the moment of parting, I will be very sad, perhaps very calm. But if at that time, I have grasped my future and realized my ideal, then I can be less sad and more confident and hopeful.

So I think, although the separation at graduation is sad, after all, we still have a long way to go. This is not so much a sad result as the beginning of hope. How long is life? Anyway, after laughter and tears, there is always a rainbow in the sky waiting for you quietly, waiting for you to go on.

Changes in my hometown In my spare time, my mother and I sat together and chatted, listening to her casually talking about some life experiences from childhood to now. I deeply felt the changes in my hometown from my mother's emotional words. ? When my mother was young, my grandmother had to go to work and send her to kindergarten. Grandma can't ride a bike, and none of the few buses pass by my home. So every morning, grandma always goes out early and leads her mother for more than half an hour. It's even harder when it comes to rain and snow. Sometimes grandma has to carry her mother in the snow. Mom said that there were almost no light motor vehicles at that time, and taxis were unheard of. As for such a convenient and economical rickshaw, I didn't even dare to think about it at that time. ? By the time my mother first went to work, the situation had changed. You can take the factory bus to and from work, and you can also take the bus when you go out. However, the difficulty of taking a bus brought her great trouble. At that time, because of the simple means of transportation, most people had to take buses when they went out, and the number of buses at the station was limited, which on the one hand extended the time for people to wait for the bus, on the other hand caused the overload of the car. Mom said that if you are unlucky, a car will have to wait for dozens of minutes. As soon as I got on the bus, not only were there no seats, but the carriage was so full that there was no room for pins. She once lost 50 dollars on a crowded bus. But who can blame this? Today in the late 1990s, the traffic in my hometown is changing with each passing day. Don't say that taxis that stop with a wave of your hand are endless, and light motorcycles fly. As long as you look at the spacious roads, overpasses and bus stops with fewer and fewer people, you will know that the traffic in your hometown is developing in a diversified direction. Mom can go to work by rickshaw on rainy days; The whole family can take a tour bus around the city; When going out in an emergency, taxis are naturally the first choice. The traffic in my hometown is changing, and the economy in my hometown is also developing. As an important town near the sea, the development of transportation and tourism should be based on convenient transportation. ? The road is wider and the heart is wider; Fast, people's enthusiasm is enough. At the turn of the century, my hometown is facing unprecedented opportunities. Stop on the spacious road of the city and watch the traffic rolling forward, convinced that the future of my hometown will be better. The people in my hometown have changed, the land has changed, the transportation is convenient, and there are telephones and so on. But what caused these changes? I was puzzled when two women were talking and laughing. One said, "It's better for the government. I don't like boys better than girls. I just found out now that girls are so great! " "My daughter is also ..." I suddenly realized that this is the credit of the government! I think: if we talk about the future, it will definitely get better here.

A good role model around me. "

"A person's role, for the revolutionary cause, is like a screw on the machine. Because there are many screws connected and fixed, the machine has become a solid whole, which can run freely and exert great working energy. Although the screw is small, its function is immeasurable. I am willing to be a screw forever. " -This is a passage from Lei Feng's diary. Although this sentence is simple, it contains great philosophy.

In order to find a small screw, a living Lei Feng, a good example in our life, and carry forward the spirit of Lei Feng. During Lei Feng Week in school, the school brigade organized an essay-writing speech contest with the theme of "A good example around me". In the competition, students of all classes actively participate in and contribute. There are many touching stories in the article, from small things to vigorous good deeds, which makes us feel that there are many good examples of living Lei Feng around us. Many of them are always ready to help others and are often praised by teachers and classmates, but what moves us more is those students who are unknown in life but have been selfless and do not ask for anything in return.

The spirit and significance of this competition are also reflected in our classmates. The competition is not to win a place, but to help students understand Lei Feng's spirit more deeply through this form, and truly implement learning from Lei Feng in their daily lives.

Lei Feng said, "If you were a drop of water, would you moisten an inch of land?" ? If you were a ray of sunshine, would you light up a little darkness? If you are a grain, have you ever given birth to useful life? "So, if you are a high school student, have you helped the people around you?

Try to be Karen once.

During the holiday, I read Karen's "If Give Me Three Days of Light" and was moved by her expectation and satisfaction. Why is she so eager for three days of light? I finally lost my temper and decided to try to be Karen once.

On Wednesday morning, the red sun rose in the east of Ran Ran. I stood on the balcony with my back to the sun, closed my eyes and covered myself with a scarf. Everything bright in front of me disappeared at once. Can Karen imagine what the sun is like? I can imagine what kind of wonders the sun is in my mind now. The sun, round, red and radiant ... hmm (expressing hesitation, etc.) ... and ... and ... the sun I see every day is such a shameful image in my mind at the moment. What about that tree? The leaves are green, the trunk is green ... think about the clouds, flawless, fluttering slowly around. Although I think hard about those beautiful words in Chinese books, these scenes I get along with every day are like a withered cabbage leaf. Their images are not full, and their charm escapes in the darkness in front of me. At this moment, I can't help feeling anxious. I want to open my eyes, take off my scarf and have a good look. However, I remind myself that I am trying to be Karen now. Karen can't open her eyes now and can't see anything, so I have the patience to keep trying.

I feel the clock in Gorky's works ticking, ticking, but Karen at this time only fills the whole chest with darkness, loneliness, depression and longing: hope for light, hope for light! What should I do? Is Karen complaining, depressed, giving up on herself and losing confidence in life? No, Karen used her whole life to embrace the sunshine, enrich her life, and describe her bleak life with strong will, which made her shine and illuminate others, and at the same time illuminated me, eliminating my incomprehension of her longing for three days of light and increasing my respect for her.

At this moment, my heart has calmed down a lot. I tried to be Karen once. However, light makes me look forward to it. It's been about half an hour, maybe forty minutes, maybe longer ... I eagerly pulled down my scarf and suddenly opened my eyes, all in vain ... I squinted at my watch and it was only ten minutes.

Ten minutes, only a short ten minutes, but it took me years. At this moment, I understood Karen's greatness. Only through this attempt did I realize the value of "three days of light", and only through this attempt did I open my arms, want to embrace the sun and shout loudly: "The sun is good, life is good!" At this time, I can't help reciting the famous sentence in Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong": "Thirty fame is dust, and eight thousand miles is a cloud moon. Can't afford to be idle, white and young, empty and sad ... "

Learning to be tolerant of others is learning to be kind to yourself. Resentment can only keep our hearts in darkness forever; But tolerance can make our hearts free and liberated.

I invited my friends to play this weekend. That day, I wore a pair of white sweatpants that my mother bought newly and went to the appointment happily. When I arrived at the meeting, my friends praised me for my white pants, and I was elated and particularly comfortable.

This is He Shihao's suggestion to play football. I was so excited that I didn't even care that I was wearing white pants, so I started playing. I was playing football with some boys when suddenly a figure jumped out. I passed the ball without seeing it clearly. Just at that moment, Qiu hit his clothes impartially. When I looked closely, he left a black mark the size of a sesame seed cake on his light blue shirt in Shi Hao. I quickly apologized, but he flew into a rage and kicked my leg. Look at my white trousers, and they have left two deep footprints. In the past, I would pay him back, but this time I calmed down unexpectedly. I don't know what suppressed my inner anger, but I continued to play ball ... After school, my classmates went home one after another. This is when I found a classmate anxiously looking for something. I walked over enthusiastically. When I saw it, it was He Shihao. I turned to go, but I thought: Why? Just help him find it together and embarrass him. When I reached out to help enthusiastically, I was greeted by that classmate's grateful smile, and my heart was full of warmth and happiness.

If a person chooses to care, he will spend the rest of his life in darkness; And if a person chooses tolerance, then he can shed sunshine on the earth. There is an old saying: "If you know your mistake, you will change it. There is no benefit at all. " In that case, why not tolerate a person's unintentional loss?

When our hearts choose tolerance for ourselves, we get the freedom we deserve, because we put down our burdens and should give our friends and enemies a sweet smile. Tolerance can make friends. When you can tolerate other people's mistakes with an open mind, you will naturally have more friends. Let's be more tolerant, make life more relaxed and happy, and make more friends.

Forgiving others means liberating yourself and keeping your mind pure. Touched that moment

There is always a force in life that will shock our hearts; There is always a touch that will make us burst into tears. "Truth, goodness and beauty" will always be the source of our feelings and the door of our most sincere feelings, because our feelings come from ordinary people who are performing extraordinary lives!

In the life I have experienced, there is such a thing that I am deeply moved and unforgettable.

In the summer when I was ten years old. The sun is like a fire. As soon as it comes out, it is crazy hot. The ground is like a fire. There is no wind, which makes people feel sultry. The willows outside the window hang their heads, the roads are scorched by the sun, and people's clothes are almost scorched by the sun. In this hot summer, when I was blowing air conditioning, playing computer and eating snacks at home, my good friend Kun Wang asked me to play tennis. I can't refuse, so I have to promise him.

We arrived at the tennis court, and after more than an hour's hard work, I defeated Kun Wang in a "tiebreaker" way. By this time, we were sweating and thirsty. Suddenly I heard an elder sister selling popsicles not far from the tennis court shouting, "Popsicles are sold!" " Who wants to eat popsicles! "We heard that someone was overjoyed after selling popsicles-after all, there was no shop around the tennis court, but I was discouraged when I touched my pocket-and forgot to bring money." Ah! Why did you forget to bring money at this time? "I can't help complaining." Yes, how wonderful it is to eat a popsicle in this dog days! "Kun Wang said beautifully, but behind a little depressed. At this time, I accidentally found a Zhang Yiyuan dollar bill next to a pile of garbage, but when I looked closer, it turned out to be a half-dollar bill, but at that time, how could we still think about it? So we went straight to the big sister who sold popsicles, regardless of the willy-nilly.

When we got there, we were out of breath. I gave the pre-folded one-dollar bill to my elder sister and said, "Elder sister, two popsicles." "good!" The elder sister said enthusiastically. However, at this time, my mood is fluctuating, such as a raging river, which is extremely unstable. I'm afraid my elder sister will find that the money is half, and then scold me and embarrass me in front of everyone. But fortunately, the elder sister put the money in her pocket as soon as she received it, and then gave us two popsicles. After that, we ran away quickly. Eating the cheated popsicle really makes me feel bad. Just like knocking over a five-flavor bottle, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty suddenly surged up. Looking at Kun Wang, he ate with relish and said, "This popsicle tastes really good."

After eating the popsicle, I wanted to look at the time, but I found that my watch was gone. Oh, dear! Oh, my God! what can I do? My uncle brought this watch back to me from Beijing. It's worth several hundred yuan. I was so worried that I couldn't help crying and shed sad tears. At this moment, I heard familiar footsteps coming slowly towards me behind me. Looking back, hey, isn't this the big sister who sells popsicles? She still has my watch in her hand. "Brother, is this watch yours?" "It's mine." I am ashamed and happy to say. "Well, I'll pay you back." When she finished, she returned my watch. "Big sister, thank you very much. Actually, that ... that dollar is ... that's ... ""Well, forget it. Actually, I already know. Isn't it a dollar? Why should I hurt your self-esteem for that dollar? But you dare to admit your mistakes and you are still a good boy. " She said that and left. At this point, it was already evening, and I just stood and watched her back gradually get away from my sight. I seem to see a beautiful lily blooming in the desert, so kind and perfect.

At that moment, I was moved

Many years later, everyone's face is filled with a happy smile. Visiting relatives and friends, family gatherings, and fun. My friend Zhang Hai and I decided to do morning exercises ―― running.

On the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I was awakened by a crisp and pleasant alarm clock. I quickly sat up and rubbed my sleepy eyes. Oh, it's already half past seven. Time to get up and run! Suddenly I felt a chill, so I looked out of the window. There was a thick layer of snow on the ground, and then I looked at the sky and it was still snowing. I thought to myself: anyway, it's so cold today, so I won't go running! He got into the warm bed again.

Just then, a loud shout came from outside the door: "Lao Zhuo! Old zhuo "listen to the voice will know that is the damn Lao zhang. With the shouts, Lao Zhang rushed into the house, only to see him shake the snow and say, "Lao Zhuo, get up quickly and run!" " "I said," Lao Zhang, you don't know how warm the bed is. You have to bring an egg, I promise I can hatch chickens! " "Lao Zhang didn't listen to me, so he stretched out his hand and pulled me out of bed. In this way, we ran into the street talking and laughing. We all froze when we ran into the street. There is no snow on the road, only scattered snowflakes are left. Who built a shed on the road to prevent the snow from falling? I was thinking about it when suddenly Lao Zhang shouted, "Look, Lao Zhuo,' Snowman'!" I looked in Lao Zhang's direction and saw a white shadow creeping in the distance. We ran forward. Running near, I can see clearly. It turned out to be a living "snowman" with a broom in his hand. Oh, I can see it clearly. Turned out to be a cleaner for more than a century and a half. He is wearing "white" work clothes, and his gray turban is covered with snow, just like a real snowman. Seeing this, my face burned. Doesn't he know what cold is? Doesn't he know the warmth of the bed? What is he doing? I looked at Zhang Hai, and he was also meditating.

It's getting light. My uncles and aunts at work are walking on the road without snow. Who can not sincerely praise this cleaner, this "snowman" who serves the people wholeheartedly? As the saying goes, a day's plan lies in spring, and a lifetime's plan lies in diligence. Indeed, hard work is the traditional virtue of our Chinese nation. As young pioneers and future successors of the motherland, we should have the quality of hard work.

I spent ten golden weeks growing up. Although every Golden Week is very pleasant, this one is the most unforgettable one for me, because the experience it brings me is completely different from the past and unforgettable.

First of all, eat enough.

On the first day of the festival, the street was crowded with people and tourists, which was very relaxing and comfortable. Although it's a long summer, it's not hot at all. It's raining in Mao Mao, like a transparent cloth covering the magnificent buildings, which makes the whole Shanghai very romantic. Shanghai's "Shashi Food Street" is quite famous, in fact, it is famous for its characteristics of "eating while walking". Look, there are countless food stalls on both sides, which are dazzling and I don't know where to start. Among them, "Korean cold noodles" taste smooth and delicious; "Japanese barbecue", fresh and tender, extremely attractive; "Brazilian barbecue", you can feel the real South American style with just one bite. They all made my mouth water, and I finally decided to eat a little of everything.

Happy second and seventh birthday.

The fifth is grandpa's seventieth birthday. Grandpa took the lead in logging in to the main seat, and everyone took their positions. After eating a meal, it was really a feast, and plates of delicious food were displayed in front of my eyes. I was having a good time. Just as I was about to pour a cup of 7-up, my uncle turned his voice to 120 decibels for fear that someone could not hear me: "Today, Zhuo Jinchao is going to celebrate his grandfather's 70th birthday with 7-up as the theme! Give him seventy seconds. " Huh? I panicked, 70 seconds, too fast! I frowned, thought hard for a while, and then blurted out: "Happy seventieth birthday, double happiness is like the East China Sea, three happiness is better than Nanshan, four happiness is like dragon and phoenix dance, five happiness is like a full house of children and grandchildren, six happiness increases life, and seven happiness is like spring!" As soon as I finished speaking, there was a loud "wow" and applause from the audience. "Don't steam steamed buns for breath, have a glass of wine!" Big JIU said, filling my wine. I don't drink at all. I give you face today. I raised my glass and gulped it down. I'm really full today. Let me show off. I can think of such a good 7-up in less than 70 seconds, even I think it's great!

This pleasant and warm feeling accompanied me through this unforgettable festival.

The long summer vacation has passed and a beautiful autumn has ushered in. In this season of sweet-scented osmanthus and golden autumn harvest, the new semester has begun again. Facing the first ray of sunshine in the morning, we have returned to the beautiful campus and started the journey of the new semester.

In the past journey, whether you had laughter or sunshine, it has become an eternal memory. Add a lock and seal it up! Everything in front of us is new. Did you get a look at him? A new life is breaking ground. Due to the cruelty of reality, we will become knights, wipe the wounds on our chests, pick up weapons and get ready to go. Have you determined the goal of the new semester?

Maybe your goal is to get into your ideal high school. Maybe your goal is to catch up with a classmate. Goals can be different, but they can't be without them. More importantly, after we have a goal, we must put it into action and go all out. There is no need to brush a piece of paper several times, but you must have a goal in your mind and a full set of plans. Without a goal, there is no end, and one can even be himself.

So first of all, in class, I should listen carefully, don't make small moves, don't whisper to my classmates, and try to digest all the knowledge the teacher said in class; For difficult questions, don't be ashamed to ask questions, and ask teachers and classmates humbly.

Secondly, we should conscientiously complete all the homework assigned by the teacher and be meticulous. Classroom assignments are completed in class; Homework and homework after class should also be completed independently on time.

Third, we should make good preparations before Chinese class. For previewing words and idioms, we should first look them up in the dictionary, know them and understand their meanings; Also learn to divide the text into sections, write the general idea of each paragraph in the shortest language, and then summarize the central idea of the text; Try to do the after-class questions of each text first; If you don't know the texts and after-school questions that you can't do, write them down in the notebook first, and listen to the class with questions the next day, and ask the teacher for advice in class.

Fourth, we should take advantage of Sundays and holidays, continue to take part in Olympic Mathematics and English, read more extracurricular books, and constantly enrich our knowledge. Make time to do more things.

In short, I will work harder in the new semester, strive for good grades in every subject and be an excellent student in all aspects.

This year is 2007, and it will be 10 month soon.

October is a day of golden autumn and fragrance, and it is also the 12 Special Olympics.

Greening the soul

Why is the generation gap between parents and children getting deeper and deeper, which makes the harmonious and warm family full of contradictions? Why did the former best friends become enemies and draw swords at each other? Why are more and more people dismissive of beggars on the roadside, making people feel indifferent and indifferent? People build a "fence" in their hearts, wrap their hearts tightly and "look at the world coldly" What will the world be like?

Yu Boya's piano music fills the air in the mountains, and no one can understand it. But when the melodious piano music blows across the river, Zhong Ziqi is fascinated. So profound and mysterious, the piano was understood so deeply by Zhong Ziqi. Yu Boya lamented that he had finally found a bosom friend. They communicate not with words, but with music and hearts. So when Zhong Ziqi died, Yu Boya broke the piano and vowed never to play again. Yes, what's the point without a confidant and someone to communicate with? This story has caused waves in the hearts of millions of Chinese descendants. It makes people understand that what people need is communication between hearts.

Only through sincere communication can you realize the sacredness and greatness of true love and the sincerity and preciousness of friendship. It is communication that brightens the soul and brings warmth to the world. Heart to heart communication is a rich wine. Why do people gradually close their hearts? People's hearts are extremely sensitive. When people are forced to face the competition, they will feel that the objective and invisible pressure has enveloped the world. Competition is like a whirlpool, surrounding one person after another and covering one heart after another. When people learn to analyze the pros and cons, they learn to choose the pros and cons. "Individualism" is widely acquiesced in this era. It is like a circle, which makes people's hearts become indifferent in the circle.

Why are buildings getting higher and higher, networks getting more and more advanced, and human feelings getting more and more indifferent? Because people are far away; Why is the' greenhouse effect' getting worse now, but people are helpless? Because people are cold.

When countless miners were buried in the bottom of the well due to gas explosion or water seepage, when countless innocent lives were swallowed up by ruthless fires, when many people were destroyed by fake wine and counterfeit drugs, did your heart beat faster? How much have the interests of the country and the masses lost for personal interests?

The lesson is painful. Why do tragedies keep repeating themselves? Why can't you open your heart and let your heart communicate and call? Why can't we put aside our selfish interests and communicate with each other for a responsibility?

Communication is like a gentle drizzle that moistens the earth, dripping silently, smoothing the footprints of time, smoothing the wounds of the earth and dripping on the rock-solid barrier between people. The groaning earth calls for a green world. To green the world, we must first green people's hearts. As long as people can give a little love, communicate with others sincerely, and have more love and warmth, the whole world will become green because of love.

Exchange; connect

People in this world are extremely lonely. Many people deliberately keep their distance, but they want others to get close first. Many people look forward to whether they can harvest and then pay appropriately; Many people are eager to be understood, but put communication on the shelf; Many people want to be loved but refuse to take the initiative to love, as if love has become an anachronism. ...

What about you? Haven't you contacted your friends for a long time? Anyway, I am always used to enumerating some specious excuses to excuse my negligence. The dead are like a husband, and they don't give up day and night. The result is naturally that "the wind blows and the water cools, and' friends' are gone forever." I once hoped that my interpersonal relationship would be "bullish" forever, but now it seems that it may just be greed.

I have had countless dreams. I dreamed of bonfires and billowing smoke in the mountains. I dreamed of the fragrant and intoxicating pear blossoms on the post road outside the plank road in the ancient city. I dreamed of a figure carefully unwrapping a letter in a bottle by dim candlelight. Of course, I also dreamed of myself in real life, under false entertainment, in the whirlpool of drunkenness, in the mixture of saliva and advertising paper, in the noise. ...

Maybe I am behind the times, and I feel that there are more and more people. . In my life. Their free access to the Internet is much faster than China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is said that many of them have become "love hunters" on the Internet. However, what is online dating? This really numbs me all over. Because earning more than 70% truth there may be more painful than losing weight. Therefore, in the face of the treacherous network sky, I have to hold an attitude of "only watching from afar, not playing".

For a long time, I have been fascinated by gouache painting. The reason is actually because I am brushing my pen, because when I see several monotonous colors mixed with water in a cup and converted into another color, I always feel very happy. At the same time, it reminds me of ourselves, which actually represents only one color. However, through communication and blending, we can create many wonderful combinations and enrich the colors in our lives.

I have read a novel called Love in the Desert, which tells the story of a French soldier who was isolated in the desert, dying and fainted in a cave. When he woke up, he found a wild animal lying beside him. It turned out to be a leopard with blood on its mouth. Fortunately, the leopard is full and has no malice towards him. The soldier originally wanted to kill it with a dagger, but later he changed his mind and touched the mother leopard with gentle and affectionate movements. He not only got along well with it, but also established feelings and played together. However, the soldier was still afraid and ran away while the leopard was sleeping, but he didn't go far. At this time, he was caught in quicksand, and the leopard bit his collar and saved him. At the end of the article, the soldiers killed the leopard by accident. The leopard bit his thigh gently, and he thought it was going to eat him. He stabbed the beast in the neck with a dagger, and the leopard struggled to look at him without being angry. When talking about this experience, the hero in the article said that "I can't compare with the desert anywhere" and "there is no one there, only God". That's true. What he couldn't feel in human society, he felt it in the desert.

For many years, I have been moved by this story, which tells people the infinite possibility of communication, even the communication between man and beast, and makes us more confident in our communication. At the same time, it alludes to a formulaic phenomenon of human society-because communication comes together, and then it is separated from each other because of suspicion, and it is used to fixing the event itself in a stalemate memory state.

Society is a net, and individuals are just points on it. In fact, no matter what you do, you are having sex with others in some way. Kōnosuke Matsushita once said: A person's success is also the success of his interpersonal relationship. Cooperation with others is to understand and borrow the value of others, which is very important even in the purest theoretical research field.

So, I think life is more like a jigsaw puzzle. Since I was born, I have been looking for what I need to make up my family, neighbors, colleagues and friends ... Every jigsaw puzzle may be incomplete, but every combination of it is pleasant. Moreover, in the process of splicing again and again, people become profound, rational and mature; At the same time, the four seasons in people's minds are always green here!

Just pick one.