He only cleared 2.31 m - disappointing for someone whose record was 2.39 m.
If we had Internet then, the virtual spitting from across the nation would have drowned him.
I fear the same fate might befall Liu.
A random browse of media commentaries turned up statements like: "If he doesn't snatch the Beijing Olympics gold, all his previous successes will come to nothing." I hope those who have access to him do not give him this kind of "encouragement". The last thing Liu needs right now is more pressure.
In a sense, both the public and officialdom in China are like the archetypal parents. They pin all their hopes on a few promising children. You will see a pattern if you study parents who prepare their children for the annual national college entrance exam. They cook for their kids, make their beds, buy them expensive placebos disguised as omnipotent health supplements, even rent them rooms in luxury hotels so that they can concentrate on their studies.
The only thing they are stingy with is to give the kids a break - mentally.
I have seen so many parents trying to hammer home the importance of diligence that I am surprised the suicide rate of high-schoolers is not higher. That is why I feel Han Han the young writer has set a good example by defying parental expectations and refusing to go to college. Someone needs to tell the parents that good intentions alone may not constitute parental guidance.
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