Last week, a man working at Foxconn Technology Group jumped to his death out of his office building in China. This wasn't the only time it has happened. In fact, it happened to 13 other people. Labourer rights group cry foul play and ask the company to embark on a thorough investigation into the cause of their insanity. Foxconn has said that it has created a psychiatric division to help workers manage their stress and anxieties plus also throwing in good religious monks to assist.
The questions on everybody's mind is, why jump? Is it because of family troubles? Maybe a debt laden spouse perhaps? A cheating wife? Pressure from the boss? Perhaps even the unability to handle stress.
But thats the way life is isn't it? We strive and work hard to meet our deadlines. Humans have always been people of advancement and progressiveness. Lets take for example the evolution of the wheel. It existed way before we can ever imagine. Supposedly invented by those Mesopotamians. It was basically a wooden plank cut into the size of a circle which enabled it to function as a means of transport to be mounted to a bracket and then used to move objects. Later on, humans thought hard and long to use rubber and metal rims to create a whole new wheel called a tyre. Currently , in F1 you can see cars moving around the track fixed with high quality tyres that have high heat resistance and strong grip. Over on the war fronts, you have tyres that are bulletproof and able to withstand harsh enviroments.
How did all of these come about? It was due to the hard sweat and blood that humans put in into developing brand new devices for our everyday lives. It is part of human psyche to want more and never be satisfied with the status quo no matter how good it is. Take for example, people like the Japanese. A proud race, filled with history and culture. Most notably innovation and creativity plus an anecdote of energy. Sony keeps coming up with new Playstations every few years. Nintendo too comes up with new gaming consoles such as the NDS and Wii. This is because people are never satisfied with what they have. There is a demand in the market for new things, for more technologically intriguing things.
This is what makes the world go round. People doing jobs to satisfy the demand. We often hear that people commit suicide due to depression or just being overworked. Japan has the highest suicide rates in the world. A number that is quite substantial. People there work their butts off everyday to bring you the latest gaming consoles or high tech toothbrush. Is it all worth it? Pushing ourselves to go the limit, meet deadlines or even construct the best ever program. It totally is worth it and it's part of human advancement. But push yourself extremely without rest is unimaginable.
Its the same here even in schools, we push ourselves to accomplish great grades, maybe even get the best student of the year award. Not knowing the cost or the amount of energy needed. We push and push to eventually meet that end. But when we reach there, looking back, we run a long race, trying to beat the time, forcing our muscles to hold on, and when we reach the finish line, we might gain glory. Looking back, a long race, a tired body doesn't seem that much of a enjoyment.
We , the tyrant, do things out of greed and of glory, rather than just simple pleasure and enjoyment. People have forgotten what it means to actually enjoy doing something or have a passion for a certain job. Maybe it's time we start realizing that we should rule over the tyrant of our lives and put it to sleep. Instead we replace it with a saint. Love our jobs simply because we enjoy it, love our school simple because we cherish it, love our friends simply because we care.
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