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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Everyone is GREAT!

We tend to say: "Wow, that surgeon is great, he saves human life" or "That inventor is very great, if he doesn't invent this, we will not have a better life" or "I want to be a great doctor". 


The word "great" here is referred to distinguished, famous (Mandarin:伟大).


Let's think about it. When you are in the car or walking, you can see that there are many people doing different works. They have their own work to do. 
Have you ever have these in your mind:


What if....

There is no one selling fruits, vegetables, meats in the market or beside the road?

There is no one taking away our rubbish?

There is no one sweeping the leaves and rubbish thrown by the citizens?

There is no one selling food to us?

There is no one who is willing to drive a bus to transport us?

There is no one setting stalls to sell things?

There is no one who is willing to catch fish for us to eat?



You may think that the possibilities are low. Everyone needs money. Yup, it's true. But, some parents won't want their children to follow these difficult steps. Sometimes, in a television program, you can watch how the interviewers interview fishermen, hawkers, etc.. Most of them do not want their child to follow their path. That's why they are working so hard just to let their children to have a better education. Being a fisherman going out to the sea to catch fish is a risk. I have an example. One of my relatives is a fisherman. He said that there was a guy who went out to the sea to catch fish but never come back. His family has no idea where he has gone to. Do you think a parent would want his child to take this risk?


We have the opportunity to study. Therefore, graduates will normally aim for high salary work. Some people may even look down on those workers who sweep the floor, drive a bus, collect rubbish, sell food on the roadside. Imagine, without them, what will the country become? What about us? Rubbish everywhere, no food, no vegetables, no fruits, no fish to eat, no taxi, no bus and etc....


We want a clean country, we need the rubbish collectors, workers who sweep the floor, clean the toilet, aren't they GREAT?


We want to enjoy our food anywhere, anytime, aren't the food hawkers, fisherman, farmers GREAT?


We want to have a house, who build it for us? aren't the constructors? are they GREAT?


We want to reach our destination without the need to drive, who do we need? drivers. Aren't they GREAT too?


It's just that some of them are quite unlucky. We are the lucky one. We have the opportunity to study, that's why we can aim for the professions like doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, nutritionists, engineers, inventors... Some of them are not highly educated, but this doesn't mean that they choose to be like this. That doesn't mean that when they smile to us, we must run away from them. That doesn't mean that they are not friendly to us. 
When you see a toilet cleaner, when he or she smiles, will you give them a smile showing that they are great? or you just walk off.....




What I want to emphasize is, although everyone works just to earn money, everyone is great in different perspectives. We need each other to live in this country.


We need each other to be happy,


We need each other to stay healthy,


We need each other to leave a peaceful life,


We need each other to enjoy,


We need each other to fulfill what we want...




Therefore, EVERYONE is GREAT, including YOU!








Quotes to share:

"Everyone needs help from everyone."
- Bertolt Brecht


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