I was giving a talk to a cousin of mine which had doubt in her future and her career even way before she could decide which course to take prior to her entry into the under-graduate stage... the steps she chose was so confusing with everyone influencing her from different angles at home. She finally broke down and cried worrying she had no future.
I took her to the kitchen and shared the story of how I knew a special person named Ai Tieng and later told this special person that nothing should be influencing her choice because what she believes in and destined to take is what will put her in her place in society and make a difference. Such a difference is where all the experts of their own field working like clock-work and harmonious in order for nature to move on.
Imagine a world whereby everyone did not want to be a sewage cleaner. Then we'd have clogged drainage and stinko nations. Imagine if the garbage disposal people weren't your sanitation engineers, the streets would be filthy and we'd have too much pilots and doctors around. These unsung heroes live in our world because they make our world, a better place. An ex of mine who had a PhD in Entomology and Insect Toxicology is now an environmentalist in an Oil & Gas company working on ways to save the environment and help eradicate problems by things like oil spills in the oceans etc... These are the real unsung heroes. How about a Research Assistant taking on the No. 2 killer in Women today? Yes, thanks to Cyto-pathologists that work hard in finding ways to battle the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and make Women around the world free from Cervical Cancer.
Such unsung heroes are much to the known fact. But the real ones should touch the lives and heal the hearts of those who gave up or almost did. These are the leaders and visionaries who had faith in them and taught them. We thank those Teachers for bringing them back to society.
Here's a look at a nice TV Commercial by the Ministry of Education in Singapore that brought a true story of how a kid became something. You don't forget a good teacher. Because they "Teach... You'll be amazed at the difference you can make."
