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1、Thepastseveralyearshavewitnessedaphenomenonthatavarietyof promiseshavebeenarisingfromallwalksoflife .Regrettably,quitealotofpromisesaresheernonsense,justastheheninthegivencartooncommitsherselftolayeggswhichareroundwithoutanyanglesandcornersandhaveshells,eggwhitesandyolks.Oddsandfunnyastheysound,
2、suchfalsepromisescanbeseenandheardeverywhereinourcountry.Administrationdepartmentsassuretoperformtheirtaskseffectivelyandfairlywithouttakinganybribes;manufacturingunitsguaranteetoturnoutproductsofgoodquality;commercialenterprisessweartoprovidegenuinecommoditiesandpoliteandenthusiasticservices.Ca
3、nyoufindanythingnewandsubstantialotherthantheirobligations,dutiesandjobsinthesesocalledpromises?Iguessyouranswerwillbenegative.Asamatteroffact,theirintentiontomakesuchcommitmentsisnothingbuttoputoncivilizedouterclothingtopleaseordeceivethepublic.Idaresaythatyoursocietyissufferingcorruptionandche
4、atwhicharecausingdamagetosocietybothmateriallyandmorally.Butthehenandherlikeshouldknowthatbydishonestwordsnoonecansurvivetheintensecompetitionundermarketeconomysystem.Theyshouldremembertheoldsaying,“Honestyisthebestpolicy”.Hereisaninterestingcartoon:Withherheadheldhigh,maybesinging,ahenstandspro
5、udlyinthecartoonofthepicturewithanoticeinhand.Itsays:“Firstly,IpromisethattheeggsIlayareabsolutelyroundwithoutanysquarecorners.Secondly,theyallhaveshellsandcores.”It’ssoridiculousthatwecan’thelplaughing.Butafterthattheremustbesomethingleft.Recently,manypromiseshavecomeupinmanywalksoflife,especia
6、llytheservicedepartments.Theypromiseyouthattheywillprovideyouwithwarmsmileserviceandgoodproducts.Atfirstyouaremovednearlytothankthem.Butifyouthinktwice,youmaywonderifthoseshouldbetheirduties.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatfactoriesshouldproducegoodsofquality,departmentstoresshouldservecustomerspolitely,
7、busesshouldarriveontime,andsoforth,becauseallofthesearetheirresponsibilities.Butwhyshouldtheypromisewhataretheirduejobs?Onereasonmaybethattheywanttocorrecttheirpastmistakesundertheplannedeconomicsystem.Anotheristhattheyinten
