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New Year Home visit - East or West home is the best

Hot 51622 views. 2016-1-28 17:30

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This is the time of the year when most people return to visit parents and relatives back at hometown. After working far from home for a long time, we all naturally miss home where we belong and grew up in. We miss our parents, relatives  and friends and they are excited to see us.


Working far from home is actually a sacrifice. Just for a better living, we sacrifice our youthful years to work in a far and unfamiliar place. We leave behind our childhood friends and everything we treasure.

People have high expectations of working in the big cities and feel there is no future in the small townships of home. The reality is that the expectations and dreams get watered down soon on arrival at the the big cities. Yes, there are more opportunities in the big cities, but only very few achieve significant success. Most just have a regular salary job and share a room with others, passing the days, nights, summers and winters. Some are fortunate to get married and set up a family. Others are still chasing their dreams and hoping for a better life. Time runs out and anxiety grows as time pass by. It is actually quite cruel but there is nothing much we can do about it. The queries from relatives about our status and financial condition are mostly for comparison with their own situation and some of them have bad intentions of demeaning us, so the best way to deal with this is to give some clever vague answers to silence or pacify them. 

Every generation has to make some sacrifice. Our parents sacrificed their years in political turmoil, poverty instability and suppression. Our present generation suffer from senseless competition, exhaustive upgrading of knowledge and the unforgiving task of climbing the ladder of success. Nevertheless, most of us can be considered as successful because we have done the needful by working and trying hard to make achievements. Some achieved a bit more, some a bit less. No matter how much we have achieved, we are mostly successful because we are not born rich under the golden spoon and have done our best according the the chances and resources available to us. Just be happy that you have hopped on the train of opportunities and did what your best.

By the way, the Chinese government reported that income from industrial manufacturing and foreign investments are dwindling, income from manufacturing would fall and they are shifting their focus to upgrade the income of rural people by modernizing farming. There would be a new generation of ''modern farmers''. i wonder how many people would want to become a modern farmer. All these changes to society is tearing us into pieces and make us lose focus. Just hope we can overcome all the challenges and live a contented and happy life.

Post comment Comment (8 replies)

Reply samanthe 2016-1-28 22:43
I think no matter we are working in our hometown or striving for a career in a big city, as long as the life is you are looking for, that is enough.
With the development of infrastructure construction, transportation service is very convenient now. come back home to visit our parents regularly is possible, even some people can live with their parents in the city, so nice.
And now so many intelligent communication tools, we can have a face time with parents everyday, which could facilitate our emotional interaction.
Life is getting better and better now, but we still can't get both, the only way is to make a compromise. hoping everyone can fulfill their dreams in the upcoming year
Reply teadrinking 2016-1-31 14:20
This exactly the situation we suffer from at the moment. Slowdown of economy now meets its challenge. People may wonder their future of happiness.

Some choose to go back hometown and never go back, others still conceive the hope that they might try again to see if there are chances remained for them.

Everyday, I see so many migrant workers, and white collars from other provinces, they are busy working and trying to achieve a better living. This could be tough, since the cost of living in metropolises burdens on them too much.

For the sake of an ideal and bright tomorrow, they still choose to settle down by sacrificing youth and sweet on those cities. Modernization is on the basis of bloody building of hard work from those guys. Now most them are going back home for the reunion with families.

This process let us to witness the changing of revolution of development. Maybe years later, when we look back on what we have done right now, we appreciate what we paid. Also we feel a little bit melancholic on account of losing of the beautiful age which is concreted into the civilization in skyscrapers and overpasses.
Reply sunnyv 2016-1-31 15:54
Relieved to note that you are aware of the slowing down of the economy. The feverish growth and expansion of the past several years have come to a turning point. Those who are prepared would overcome and survive. We do not have to fear about out future if we ready for it. Let take things as it comes.
Reply shirleyytt2010 2016-2-2 08:04
Sometimes you may be feel streeful to work in big cities, life is not so easy for everyone in different stage.
Reply Rosanna 2016-2-9 10:15
I never live in the small cities in my life, just for travelling or visiting there, so i canot understand what's the differents feeling of people in big or small cities, as samathe said, as long as the life is we are looking for, that's enough.
Reply sunnyv 2016-2-9 18:59
Rosanna: I never live in the small cities in my life, just for travelling or visiting there, so i canot understand what's the differents feeling of people in b ...
i Live in a super modern active big city, so I can tell you what it is like. Think of it as a thick rubber band stretched to the limit. Anytime that rubber band can break and hit you hard. Living in smaller cities have less competition and less challenges. Living in rural villages is slow and inactive life. It all depends on your own expectation. Get something, you lose something. It is all give and take.
Reply Rosanna 2016-2-25 09:12
sunnyv: i Live in a super modern active big city, so I can tell you what it is like. Think of it as a thick rubber band stretched to the limit. Anytime that r ...
    thank you for the words.
Reply rich 2022-5-24 20:06
Hi, Sunny. Long time no see. I've returned here for the major reason that there are nice people like you here. A bit sad to see you haven't visited this place for a long time. Hope to get in touch with you again.

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