In the West, resentment towards tall poppies is also known as the tall poppy syndrome, signifying that it is a disease, something unhealthy and wrong.
Disease or no disease, human jealousy is prevalent everywhere and, I’m sorry to say, here to stay. To cure the disease, we perhaps need all people to become tall poppies, each outstanding and excellent in their own way. Only then can we stand a chance of having a society of open- and fair-minded people who aren’t be jealous of the achievements of others.
Becoming a tall poppy yourself, at the very least, will help you get a feel of what other tall poppies feel.
But, the question is, will that be too tall a task? Will that be too much to ask?
Never mind, then, let’s read a few media examples of tall poppies:
1. Australia needs to let its tall poppies grow, rather than slashing them, to promote innovation and capitalise on the “world century”, says Harvard management adviser Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
Echoing a speech former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher made 40 years ago, Professor Kanter said people should be encouraged to “stick their necks out” and share ideas, rather than being cut down.
“People who simply stand for big ideas shouldn’t be criticised for that,” Professor Kanter, a world leader in business administration at Harvard Business School, told Fairfax Media at the Sunsuper Game Changers conference in Melbourne.
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