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Author: Da-wei Zhai
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: A bus packed with people and various miscellaneous items is driving to the suburbs in a state that is always on the verge of collapse. The oxygen level inside the bus is almost non-existent, and Fang Jia-wei curls up in his seat, unable to fall asleep. Fang Jia-wei’s home is in the suburbs, and every time he goes home, he has to take this kind of bus. He gets on at the starting point and then closes his eyes, waiting until the destination. Every day, a large number of people with limited money need to travel from the suburbs to the city, and the bus is responsible for shuttling them back and forth, earning a good income. Greedy for profit, many minivans also joined this. After a few years, everyone endured each other with unbearable patience, and things were relatively peaceful. However, in the past year, service concepts have gradually been adopted by minivans, and their service quality has continuously improved. Passengers can hail a minivan at any point along the route and choose their own drop-off location within the route, making riding a minivan feel as pleasant as taking a taxi. As a result, the shift in passenger demand began to become apparent. Most minivans are unlicensed, and they earn money without paying a penny to the government. The municipal traffic management department, of course, could not sit idly by and watch. They have cracked down several times, but none of the actions achieved the desired effect. Recently, they finally seized a perfect opportunity—a traffic camera clearly recorded a minivan forcefully overtaking another vehicle in the inner lane to in front of a bus. The traffic management leaders were thrilled and repeatedly played the video in the regular meeting, shouting, "What kind of behavior is this? Overtaking! Why do they do this? To illegally park! Why do they illegally park? To forcefully snatch passengers! Snatching passengers means gaining illegal income! With illegal income..." The leader almost said that with illegal income, one must go out to spend it. Realizing that this line of reasoning would lead nowhere, he quickly changed the subject: "Having illegal income is one thing, but what is more important is that such behavior is irresponsible to passengers! It poses a major threat to urban traffic safety management! After careful consideration, we have decided to ban all minivans operating from the city to the suburbs. Anyone found doing so will be severely punished!" The traffic management department shut down all minivans on the route but failed to promptly arrange alternative transportation. As a result, the passenger capacity of this route connecting the city and the suburbs dropped by half, and people had no choice but to risk their lives by onto the buses. On the bus, everyone was angry and cursed the driver and the conductor. The conductor claimed that he was only responsible for selling tickets and collecting money. The driver, hindered by the sign nearby that read, "Drivers are prohibited from speaking to passengers while driving," had no outlet for his anger and slammed on the brakes without disengaging the clutch, causing chaos in the cabin. Fortunately, Fang Jia-wei managed to grab a seat at the back and curled up contentedly. In the past, Fang Jia-wei lacked experience with buses, so whenever he got on, he would quickly find a seat. Soon after, elderly, weak, sick, disabled, pregnant, and child-bearing passengers would surround him. He was not willing to give up his seat, but he couldn’t stand watching these people struggle and sway in front of him. So, he always gave up his seat, feeling extremely frustrated as he stood all the way home. Later, he gradually realized that he should fight for the seats at the back and came to understand a lesson: many people are only willing to be generous when they experience the pleasure of giving. P6-7