Maple’s Special – 19
Once again, I witness the power of China Chinese in surviving!
This is an aunty who runs up the coach to sell WUDANG map.
Almost all of the passengers are stunned by her actions as she didn’t ask permission before she boards the coach. Just out of sudden, randomly, she showed up at the front desk of the bus and started selling her map.
It only costs 1 RMB, but nobody buy it from her.
I guess this is because we are shocked and at the same time, we find her unreasonable. In Singapore, we never encountered such situation before. There’s quite impossible for a person suddenly pop out and sell things, unless he/she is insane. That’s why everybody will hope to chase her off as soon as possible.
However, this aunty is determined. In order to earn a living, she put down all his pride. Even though we’re having long face to her, she doesn’t bother. She just continues her work, selling her map to us. At last, awkwardly, she is dragged out of the coach by the driver.
Honestly speaking, at the moment when she is dragged out, I felt a bit down. I felt a bit regretted for not buying the 1 RMB map. Looking at her face, I guess there must be reason why she needs money so desperately. I believe there is nobody in the world would want to lose their face in public, unless he/she’s forced to do so. Maybe she’s just one of the cases.
In China, there’re lot of people earn money regardless of their pride. Pride to someone who starves all the time is totally worthless. In order to fill the stomach, they’re willing to do everything. Particularly nowadays, at the economic downturn period, more and more people are jobless and desperate for money. So somebody turns out to be pickpocket, robber and …etc.
However, this aunty doesn’t become a negative money seeker. At least, she still earns money on her own means. So at this point, I am kind of admiring her. Admire her courage, admire her thick skin. Cause I can never be like her.
I don’t really know what I want to bring out from this aunty. Just feel that this is something that I really have to discover to let others know or explore.
The end.
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