幾天前看了一個政論節目『臺灣胼手胝足史』，讓我想起了很多事情，其中他們提到過去一個「客廳即工廠」的口號。沒錯，小學時代爲了賺些糖果錢，曾經在放學後在家裏串聖誕燈泡，纏電線。那時手腳利落，眼明手快，因此成績很不錯。弟妹對我又羡慕又嫉妒所以叫我「小女工」。現在我們用的聖誕燈飾故障時，我仍然記得該怎麼檢查或是換燈泡。這個就叫做「吾少也賤（貧賤，非下賤），故多能鄙事。」
節目最後，主持人說了一句話給我感觸很深 -- 「政治家關心下一個世代，政客關心下一場選舉」。放眼望去，有多少人是真的為了下一代的福祉而籌謀，又有多少人是只計個人利害，不顧別人死活呢？
A couple of days ago, we watched a TV program talking about how Taiwan grew from poverty to prosperity. It reminded me of many things. One thing they mentioned about was the concept "your living room is your production plant". That's right! We used to assemble Christmas lights which were used to export to the US and other foreign countries at home to make some candy money. I was very good at it so I made quite a lot of money (in a kid's mind). That's why I can sometimes fix the Christmas lights when they are out of order.
At the end of the program, the host said one phrase which really made me think -- "A good politician thinks for the next generation, but a bad one only worries about the next election." Look around you, how many people contemplate for the welfare of the general public and how many only care for their own success?
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