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.