As the world gets more competitive, how often when you are performing well, you have some status or position in a company or in the country or within family members when they will get close and be nice to you. On the other hand, when we are poor and noboby or no name in this society, when you get close to them, they will find excuses to get far away. I'm sure most of us have or heard about this "true political people" right!
In chinese said "phat gap ngan", some people are very "political" i mentioned this topic is because when i read news from malaysiakini, Tony Pua, MP of Petaling Jaya Utara encounter this situation. So many weird calls according to him when those people on the telephone seldom talk to him or never met him before, to look for jobs and other business opportunities. “Basically, I get calls from people who want to secure office in the local council. Some from the other side of the (political) fence have called and ask ‘Are there vacancies, are you helping in the selection of councillors, can I give my resume to you?’
Is it the standard of living is too high that some of the people could not handle it anymore? To certain extent, hardwork alone does not pay off as the cost of living getting higher and higher. Bills, utilities are lagging few months behind.
Thus, in today's world, we need to work very hard and also work smart. As we look at Tony Pua's recent situation, people try to work smart here and hopefully land them a new job and also an opportunity for them to pursue further on their career. It is wrong?
Personally, i don't think this "political" practice is completely wrong, imagine, if you go to the JPJ this morning and you go straight to the receptionist to get your waiting number and you found out, you have to wait for another 100 customers before you. Yet, you are rushing to fetch you son in an hour time. With the current number been call, you know at least you have to wait for 2 hours before you will be serve. What should you do? Wait for 2 hours and make your son wait at the school, or you take a look at people around you inside the building to "peep" on their queue number, then approach them and ask politely IF they can do you a favor? If they said NO, what do you lose? IF yes, it saves you time and you will be on time to fetch your son! I personally done this very oftenly and some people who noticed it will put anger face towards me, again it is wrong or unfair to other person who really wait until their number been call?
Unfair yes, but again back in reality, if you do no "harm" towards other people, it is consider a smart practice, some agree and yet some disagree, but both parties have their ideas and thought behind it. This the world and time moves extremely fast and can't turn back. Even money can't buy back the time, thus, we have to be smart in certain situation and save time to complete our daily tasks.
This happens quite frequently throughout the world, and nothing new or special about it, it is about how we handle this "political" people. Smile, shake hand, and will give you a call when neccesary. Don't criticise or make them look bad, at the end of the day, we don't want to create enemy within.
Work hard and also work smart in search of excellence in life.
take care.
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