One pen Ma - work during holidays

Clear Newspaper 1/26 2012
One Pen Ma
Steven Ma

Work during holidays 
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The Dragon year is here; first of all, wish everybody a most prosperous dragon year, good health, peace, and success.

Day 4 of the new year, generally, the day most workers resume work. Of course, it’s not the same for all occupations, like the entertainment world, its work days and holidays are often different from the public. The job of the entertainment world is to produce entertainment for the public, therefore, when people stayed home to have happy and celebratory reunions with relatives and friends, many fellow colleagues including cast and crew, are actually silently working; this all part of the job’s responsibility, and also a kind of giving.

Besides the entertainment world, actually there are also other occupations that have people servicing the public during the festive and joyous holidays such as the police, the firemen, the medical world, and the food catering and restaurant industry, and also the public transportation, the building supervisors, and all those serving food and drinks.

Of course, we can say every occupation has its own responsibility, and that if you’re paid then you must work for it, but emotionally, towards these people who have to work during the holidays, I harbor within me a sense of gratitude; and my respect for public employees goes up a notch!

A new year, besides wishing peace on earth, no natural and manmade disasters, also wish we all will cherish our blessing and fate, do take everything around us for granted.