Inspiring

Just a short note on an inspiring story I read in the local newspaper the other day.

At the peak of his career, Lau was a giant in the printing industry, owning 5 factories, 10 homes, 3 Mercedes and a junk. Hit by SARS in 2003, his firm went bankrupt overnight. He was unemployed for 4 years until he did street cleaning last year. Salute to his ability to put aside his ego to take up a perfectly respectable job but which he probably never dreamt of doing before.

When he tried to apply for jobs with other printers, his former industry competitors thought it was a joke. Not computer literate, he took the trouble to learn from scratch and can now send e-mails. He secured an opportunity with a printer in the Mainland by e-mail.

I think of Churchill's quote during World War II: "If you are going through hell, keep going.". Lau has done it.

難得糊塗

歲晚收爐，索性偷懶，自己不寫，借人家寫的，放在這兒。黃明樂的精彩文章，如當頭棒喝；金融海嘯中，最緊要保持身心康泰，難得糊塗，共勉之。

http://wongminglok.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post_24.html