As I grew older I met more people, and gradually came to understand that not only the family you are born to, but also the place you are born in, greatly influence your life. This may be hard to accept at the sound of it since we take it for granted that modernisation progresses, cities grow alike. The reality, however, is cruelly not so. I can tell many stories but a case in point would be a cyber-friend of mine who just graduated from high school. She took part and got tired of Model United Nations during her middle school years, whilst I, five years older than her, only knew what MUN stands for until I got into college. The idea of making judgment using MUN as a standard may sounds silly, but it is of some reason. A southern provincial capital city v.s. a third-class city in middle China, the difference speaks for itself. 

I believe if given the chance, I could be just as great as any of those who have grew up and make a living in metropolises. Even now, I can proudly speak for myself that I am a better person than some of them. Yet I still feel sorry for myself and many who share my stories. Life has never been completely fair, but isn't better we make it fairer? Big cities are like magnets attracting billions every year coming to them. They are noisy, busy, full of pushy people. Some of them fight for their dreams and won, some fight and die. Isn't it better for everyone that we just give small city more chances and allow youngsters grow up in there an opportunity to see the world without having to betray their hometown? The question of "do you prefer big cities of small cities" frequently asked in exams and interviews is senseless. It is not a way trying to find the solution rather a way to exacerbate the problem. When people are forced to make their choices based on problems such as infrastructure and entertainment. The choice itself is limited. Only when people can comfortably live in big cities and small cities enjoying the same chance of acquiring good education, job opportunities, and other social welfare, can we discuss the above-mentioned question out of our free will.