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Hello everyone! The topic of my speech today is "Honesty, a flower that never fades". Many people have heard such a story. A man named Meng Xin, whose family is very poor, has no rice to cook and only has a sick cow. One day, when he was out, his nephew took the cow to the market and sold it. Meng Xin was very angry when he came back. He blamed his nephew for not selling the sick cow to others, and personally found a buyer to refund the money in full and took back his sick cow. Through the dust of history, we can clearly see that Meng Xin's hand is not a sick cow, but a healthy and noble moral rope, which leads a person's character and cultivation into a pure holy land. This is the power of honesty. Some people say that in modern society, the commodity economy is surging, moral decay is like water bursting its banks, and the lack of integrity is also rampant. None of us can deny that there is a serious crisis of honesty in the market economy, but we can't deny that honesty will always be like an immortal flower. Its fragrance is pleasant, it is elegant and charming, and it has always attracted the perfect soul. In May, 2004, Yangzi Evening News published such a news: An old farmer in his fifties from Chuzhou, Anhui Province came to Nanjing, and when he planned to go home, he found that the money in his pocket was worse than that in 5 yuan. He had no friends in Nanking, so he borrowed money from 5 yuan from a policeman in Xuanwu District. Five dollars, perhaps no one will care, let alone a farmer who is considered to be of low quality? But early the next morning, the farmer sent 5 yuan money to the police. This is a very simple story, without twists and turns, without strange and exciting plot, but the simplicity it reveals and the frankness it reflects cannot but shock people's hearts. It tortures everyone under the pressure of the crisis of integrity. Should we really be treacherous, mercenary and treat honesty like dirt? Should we really destroy honesty beyond recognition and shame? Maybe you will say that we live in a quiet campus all day, and these things are far away from us. Admittedly, this kind of thing is far from our life, but honesty is around us. It has been buried in our hearts, and it has been shouting in our ears. In recent years, the problem of college students' repayment of student loans has become the focus of the whole society, affecting the hearts of people from all walks of life. According to a survey conducted by Hunan University and China Work-study Online, 3.5% loan students admit that they never consider repaying their loans. The head of China Industrial and Commercial Bank Beijing Branch said that the default rate of college students' loans has reached as high as 20%. A college student who has grown up in a new era, a person who has received higher education, and a person who has received help from the state in the most difficult time of life, even forgot the loan after graduation, and crushed the word honesty ... Honesty is dazzling sunshine, and his light shines on the earth; Sincerely, it is a vast land with mountains and rivers in its heart; Honesty is a beautiful and magical mountain and river, and its magnificence purifies people's hearts; Honesty is the most beautiful and sacred soul, which makes people have a clear conscience and an open mind. Students, let's stick to the position of honesty and watch the flowers of honesty bloom! My speech is over, thank you!