Wellington Pupils Excel in Chinese Writing Competition

Even during storms, we must forge ahead with courage. 

After the darkness, there is the dawn, 

The journey of transformation will eventually bloom with new hope. 

In this ever-changing world, we learn to cherish 

What we once had, and the possibilities of the future. 

- Joanna Z, "Breaking Out of the Cocoon"

In front of Everlasting Town, there are two wide passages. The mayor looked at the application form in his hand and assigned people who were queuing to enter the Everlasting Town. I was assigned to the first passage. After passing through the passage, I arrived in a prosperous small town. I couldn't believe that such a bustling town existed in such a remote place. 

- Cindy C, "Everlasting Town"

Anyway, I still must escape from this place. I want to go back to the past, back to where I came from, but I forgot how I got here, and I don't know how to go back. That night, I avoided all the surveillance and came to the library, ready to jump out of the window under cover of darkness. I opened the window, and just as I was about to jump down recklessly, a mechanical arm grabbed me. "Endangered species should have self-protection awareness, madam." 

- Lingzi Z, "The Building"

But when I passed by the flower bushes at the corner of the campus again, I found that she was still quietly squeezed in that small corner. But looking up, the new vines were growing straight towards the territory of the white vines. I tiptoed and gently stroked the curved vines: "Go on, let them see how great you are!" A gust of wind blew, and the full purple flower clusters swayed like purple little bells, gently knocking on the door of my heart... 

- Lena Z, "That Touch of Purple..." 

Just changing the tool, 

Cannot change the destination of the traveller, 

Cannot change the unchanged expectation. 

- Kiki Z, "Change"

In my opinion, transformation is never a sudden elegant turn. Its significance lies in the accumulation of countless plain and simple quantitive changes, resulting in a qualitative transformation. Just like the flower I am nurturing, which was not always a flower from the beginning... and neither was I. 

- Tingting L, "No Flower Starts as a Flower"

Before, I used to hope that life would continue like this, but now for me, the changes in life are sometimes big and sometimes small, if you adapt to them, it's good. 

- Angela L, "Changes"