One man shot by arrow went to doctor but the doctor only cut the outer part of the arrow and let him go.

I laughed at the doctor while I read the story when I was young. But now I could not laugh at all. It happens daily.

Modern cities are filled with grotesque skyscrapers built of cold cement, rushing public vehicles overburdened with people and hurrying office workers with nothing but money in mind. I am among them. Seldom does anyone care the direction of our modernization and urbanization.

The bus fire with climbing death toll reminded me a lot. I could not be shocked by a fire, whatever the reasons might be, but I was shocked by the huge number of casualties

Only public transportation vehicles could be overloaded without limitation.

If you could climb and cram yourself in, you are welcome anytime.

None thinks of the overburdens of the vehicles. Sometimes I even wondered whether the door would fly away by the overcrowded people inside. Is 0.125m2 for one person enough for one person?

The same situation in subways and trains.

It is ok in winter, for we all wear thick and need warm. But in summer, much different.

After a bus fire, all checking their bus facility and possible security troubles.

After collapse of a schoolhouse, all checking that of schoolhouses’.

After a suicide, all talking about our education system.

After one accident, we solve it either behind or before the curtain. That’s all. We seldom went a litter further.

How many lessons are enough for us to learn?

It seems we were fire fighters, busy in rushing where we were in need.

To stimulate the consumption, policies regarding compact cars came out and the sales volume broke record again.

To solve traffic jam, restriction regulations were released.

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The actual life is not what it seems.

Once Confucius required his students to learn by analogy, saying, “when I refer to one corner of the wall, you should think of the other three. Otherwise, how could I teach you?”

2009.6.10.