So, it started me thinking… unrest in Tibet, a tiny flame carrying the hopes of all China stored at secret base camp high in the mountains, tight security, and government secrecy. Hrmm. Throw in a glass of holy water from some glacial Tibetan lake, Bruce Willis, and a bad-ass monk or two trying to extinguish the flame and you’ve got an awesome action movie plot.
We did make efforts to develop solidarity and the growth of Han and Tibetan cultures. But we ignore the feelings and belief of Tibetan compatriots. We did give, but we didn’t do it sincerely enough and not perfectly enough. Not only shall we give in terms of material, but also spiritual, support. We shall offer our help with an equal and caring attitude, not just to do cosmetic work. Think about it: China has run Tibet for so many years and now we have this situation over there, there are so many things we should reflect on about ourselves. We cannot always think that we are always right and we are the best.
Chinese Children Under Pressure
Not exactly the best written article in the world… actually, it was choppy and had random side comments about how robust Chinese people are… but whatever… I won’t quote from it and instead write about my own experiences with this issue.
So I have a little cousin in Tianjin right now, an 8 year old scrawny little scrap of a kid who speaks Mandarin in decibels that cannot be detected by human ears. I went to visit him and his family a few times and while the first time he ran away from me every time I talked to him (I’ll admit I’m not exactly the best looking guy in the world), we ended up having snowball fights in front of his apartment complex and went bowling with plastic soda bottles with sock bundles in his living room.
I talked to his mom afterwards and she said that her son’s life is absolutely miserable. He never has any time to play and he even has to do homework on the weekends and holidays because he attends the best primary school in Tianjin. He has almost no other playmates because there are few children that live in their area and she doesn’t have time outside of work to take him out to the park or net cafes. She says that she wishes she could give him a happier childhood, but with his cousin going to Peking University and pressure coming from society, she has no choice.
And to end this post…
