On kowtowing 700-word composition

It's spring in March, but it's snowing outside the window. I stood at the window, watching the snowflakes blooming on the earth, but it reminded me of that scene.

It was the morning of New Year's Day. According to our local custom, the younger generation wants to pay New Year greetings to the elders, but I can't bear to get up. I don't want to pass on the bad habit of kowtowing for hundreds of years. As long as people older than me pay New Year greetings on this day, my family is almost the youngest in the village, so my knee hurts for several days every year.

I didn't say anything this time, so my father woke me up. I'm really sorry. I struggled for a while. Unexpectedly, my father slapped me in the face and he hit me for the New Year. I was so sad that I lay in bed and cried. I told myself not to cry. I can't blame my father. This custom has been going on for hundreds of years. My father just doesn't understand me. I secretly swear that I must change this custom from me.

I don't know what good it is to kowtow. As the saying goes, when a man has gold under his knee, he will knock at the door when he meets people of different generations. They can neither express their respect for different generations nor maintain their dignity as men. Besides, some elders don't have much affection for us, just a little older. Another way of saying it seems to mean kneeling down to your parents.

New Year greeting is a traditional folk custom in China, and it is a way for people to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and express their good wishes to each other. If only one person kowtows, it is meaningless to pay a New Year call.

I think it is better to bow. Bowing can not only show respect for different people, but also safeguard our dignity, killing two birds with one stone. Why not? The degree of bowing can be different. For elders with deep feelings, those who are kind to us can be a little bigger, and those who are just elders without much goodwill can be a little smaller. In addition, among friends, you can also bow to express sincere wishes and greetings to your friends, and you can also bow to express greetings on ordinary festivals or days.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, we have broken many feudal vices, which are countless. Why don't we kowtow? If I need to point out and sacrifice, I am willing to be the first person. I hope our country can get rid of bad habits as soon as possible and become a civilized country!