A life of service (2) This idea is based on the belief that all kinds of jobs exist essentially for serving humans. If one becomes excellent in his own field, he can provide better services for people in certain need. If everybody becomes brilliant in his own area, people having any need can be benefited! One telling instance would be: if a surgeon is outstanding in his own domain, he could relieve more patients from pain and help them return to health, which by essence, equals providing better services. Moreover, it’s universally admitted that one has to work before he retires, which means he will serve others for quite a long time. In this way the sustainability and stability of services is secured. Improving your own professional skill is a smarter and more efficient way to provide high-level and professional services, so whatever the job is, I will work hard to perfect my professional skill! However, sometimes it’s much easier to answer the “how-questions” than the “why-questions”. We know how to better serve others but we may fail to see why should we do that. With our time and energy limited, why on the earth should we waste them on someone else? I figure the answer must has something to do with one’s definition of success. As for me, I believe success is having the ability to live the life you want, while never forgetting to use the same ability to help others achieve their dreamy life. I believe what drive us to help or serve others is barely pure generosity, but our shared feelings. This is my answer to why I’d like to live a ‘life of service’.