Equal Family

——Parents should create an equal and democratic atmosphere in family education

Ms. Elaine Chao, the first Chinese-American woman to enter the U.S. cabinet, once Describes the impact of her family education on her career success. She said that her parents treated her as an equal and guided her earnestly. They helped her establish the character of independence, hard work, self-reliance and self-reliance from an early age, which was crucial to her growth. In her home, parents first let their children participate in household decisions, such as holding weekly family meetings to listen to what their children have to say, and then make plans and let everyone divide the work. Secondly, they require their children to take part in entertaining guests at banquets and serve them wine and dishes. This enables children to learn a lot of ways to treat others, which cannot be learned in books. In addition, children are also asked to participate in housework at home. The children organize their own rooms and clothes, take care of the maintenance and cleaning of the lawn and swimming pool in front of the house, and even clean the 120-foot asphalt road in front of the house. The children work together to complete it.

Unfair penalties

——The game calls for fairness

A direct reason why the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup was considered chaotic and disorderly was the uneven level of referees Many strong teams fell into disrepair after being caught. The World Cup has never been in such a crisis of refereeing fairness as it is now. For example: On June 17, in the 1/8 finals between Spain and Ireland, in the 62nd minute, Ireland’s Duff broke into the penalty area and fell to the ground. His performance obviously blinded the eyes of Swedish referee Anders, who asked the referee: A penalty kick was awarded after Juan Fran was shown a yellow card. Some sources commented: Spanish goalkeeper Casillas saved the penalty kick taken by Irish team Hart, which is a bit fateful. After all, fate is fair. This penalty was originally a fiction, but the referee of this cup has a certain attitude towards flopping. His ability to judge is indeed questionable.

In addition, there are many doubtful games, such as the red card Beto received in the match between South Korea and Portugal (it was also the second red card received by Portugal in that game) ), such as the 16 yellow cards that appeared in the match between Cameroon and Germany... Thinking of how many unfair matches we have seen in the past 20 days, the referees have upset the appetite of fans around the world.

U.S. Secretary of State Rice has worked “eight times as hard”

——We must have the courage to challenge unfair situations

U.S. Secretary of State Rice, whose Her struggle history is quite legendary. In just over twenty years, she went from a discriminated black girl to a diplomat, miraculously completing the transformation from an ugly duckling to a white swan. Someone asked her the secret of her success, and she said succinctly, because I worked "eight times as hard."

When Rice was a child, racial discrimination was still very serious in the United States, especially in Birmingham, where she lived, where black people had a low status and were oppressed by white people everywhere. When Rice was 10 years old, her family visited the capital, but because she was black, she was not allowed to visit the White House. Little Rice felt so humiliated that he stared at the White House for a long time, then turned around and told his father word for word: One day, I will become the owner of that house! Rice's parents appreciated her ambition and often instilled in her the idea that the way to improve the situation of black people is to achieve extraordinary achievements. If you push forward with double the energy, you may be able to catch up to half of the white people; If you are willing to work four times as hard, you can keep pace with the white people; if you are willing to work eight times as hard, you will definitely be ahead of the white people.

In order to "catch up with the white people", she studied hard for decades, worked "eight times harder" than the white people, accumulated knowledge, and increased her talents.

Ordinary white Americans only speak English, but she is proficient in Russian, French, and Spanish in addition to her mother tongue. Most white Americans only study in ordinary universities, but she was admitted to the University of Denver to get a doctorate. Ordinary white Americans at the age of 26 may not have a graduate degree. After finishing reading, she was already the youngest professor at Stanford University, and later became the youngest provost at Stanford University. Most white Americans cannot play the piano, but she is not only good at it, but also won the American Youth Piano Award. She won first place in the competition; in addition, she also carefully studied tennis, figure skating, ballet, and etiquette. She wanted to do what white people could do, and she also wanted to do what white people couldn't do. The most important thing is that ordinary white Americans may only know that distant Russia is a cold country, but she is one of the top authorities on Russian arms control in the United States. God rewards hard work, and "eight times the hard work" brings "eight times the achievement." She finally stands out and soars into the sky.

In life, we all aspire to make achievements and participate in fair competition, but in fact, there is very little real fair competition in the world, and there are always unfair factors of one kind or another that interfere with it. So, if you want to win in the competition without engaging in evil ways, then you can only fly first, persevere, spend more time and energy than others, like Rice, put in "eight times the hard work" and win with undisputed advantage to win.

Siemens violates the principle of fair competition and rushes to register well-known trademarks in my country

——Business competition should be fair and orderly

Cao Zhongqiang, Secretary-General of the China Trademark Association, accepted reporters on the 27th The interviewer said that if domestic companies have a certain global perspective, it will be possible to avoid the Siemens trademark squatting incident.

Cao Zhongqiang believes that with the increasing globalization of the domestic product market, trade frictions have become inevitable. In this regard, Chinese companies should learn from this and adopt measures such as registering trademarks abroad in advance to protect them in accordance with the law. corporate self-interest.

According to reports, after “Hisense/Hisense” received the honorary title of well-known trademark, in 1999, Bosch-Siemens registered the “Hisense” trademark in Germany without any distinction. In June 2001, Osram, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens, preemptively registered the "Firefly" trademark of Xiamen Donglin Company in Germany. Up to now, the "FSL" trademark of Guangdong Foshan Lighting Company, the "ECOLUX" trademark of Shanghai Detex Company, the "ORION" trademark of Shanghai Orion Company, the "RUBY" trademark of Zhongqing Qingdao Branch, and the "GERLITE" trademark of Guangzhou Suizhixing Company The trademarks have been registered by Siemens and Osram respectively.

Experts have said that the Siemens trademark squatting incident violated the principles of fair competition and good faith, violated business ethics, and violated the Paris Convention and the rules of the World Trade Organization.

Relevant people from the Ministry of Commerce believe that as global trade friction intensifies, the number of "two countermeasures and one safeguard" (anti-dumping, countervailing, safeguard measures) and special safeguard investigations between countries will be on the rise. It is increasingly common for enterprises to protect their own products through trade barriers, especially through trademark squatting and intellectual property disputes. In this regard, while domestic enterprises are exporting their products abroad, they should also have a global perspective on international competition and cooperation, and strengthen their international competitiveness in dealing with trade frictions.

Zhu Kezhen opened up "virgin land"

- Striving for fairness depends on one's own efforts

Zhu Kezhen is a meteorologist who laid the foundation of my country's phenology discipline. As early as his youth, he was interested in the study of meteorology. Once, he heard an infuriating news: at an academic conference in the Pacific region, Chinese representatives were not qualified to publish papers, but could only accept the "gift" of sitting on the bench. The unfair treatment caused him to have ups and downs in his thoughts and made him unable to control himself. It also inspired his ambition to start a business through hard work. In old China, there was not even a small weather station managed by the Chinese themselves on the vast territory. This "virgin land" was too desolate.

So he overcame all obstacles, built my country's first meteorological observatory with his own hands, and trained the first batch of meteorological workers.

Tito buys votes

——Everyone is equal before the rules

After the liberation of Yugoslavia, although Tito held an important position, he regarded himself as Servant of the people. Once, he went out with two followers. After getting on the tram, the conductor was unhappy when he saw him paying for his ticket with a large ticket. At this time, someone in the car recognized Tito, and people immediately rushed to him. The conductor was stunned, his face turned red, and he quickly apologized and said: "Comrade Marshal, you don't need to buy a ticket to take the bus, you..." Tito said with a smile: "Oh, why? I am also a passenger." "The conductor had no choice but to charge Tito for three tickets.

Absurd recruitment conditions

——There is no fairness when there is discrimination

Nowadays, college students will encounter all kinds of unfair discrimination when applying for jobs. And the reasons for discrimination make people laugh or cry. Age and gender discrimination are very common, and there is also "surname" gender discrimination and "blood type" discrimination. When a boy from a private college applied for a job as a customer service supervisor, he was rejected because his last name was "Jia". The company leaders believed that this word would affect the company's reputation. A college student also lost his accounting position because of his surname "Pei". There is also a well-known domestic company. In addition to stating the requirements for academic qualifications and work experience in the "Application Instructions", it also requires that the applicant's blood type must be type O or type B. The reason is: People with type O and type B blood are in trouble. Calm and calm, with high loyalty and good psychological quality, and good at navigating complex and ever-changing market environments. This kind of discrimination seriously undermines the principle of fair competition in society.

Zhuge Liang does not tolerate personal feelings

——Fairness starts with oneself

Zhuge Liang, an outstanding military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, wrote in "Departure List": If the army's rewards and punishments are unclear, , if the laws are not enforced, if the gongs are sounded, and the drums are beaten but are not charged, no matter how many such troops there are, they are just a mob and are of no use.

Zhuge Liang's favorite general Ma Di was arrogant and self-willed. He violated military discipline and caused the loss of the street pavilion. Zhuge Liang did not tolerate personal feelings and beheaded him according to military law. He also petitioned Empress Liu to demote himself to the third rank in order to enforce strict military discipline.

Su Zhang makes a clear distinction between public and private affairs

——Exclude personal feelings? Maintain the principle of fairness

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Su Zhang was promoted to the governor of Jizhou. Su Zhang had an old friend, Ren Qinghe, who was his subordinate. Su Zhang visited the county to investigate the corruption and abuse of law of his old friend. So, he first invited this old friend over and gave him a banquet. At the banquet, we talked about our daily friendships and it was very happy. The prefect of Qinghe said happily: "Other people only have one sky above their heads, but I have two heavens above my head." Su Zhang said: "Tonight I drink with an old friend, it is a personal affair; tomorrow the Jizhou governor will handle the case in accordance with the law. It is the public law of the country." Su Zhang found out the crimes of Qinghe Prefect, listed them one by one, and punished them according to law.

Zhao She is impartial and selfless

——Doing things fairly and benefiting the country and the people

King Zhao Huiwen’s younger brother Zhao Sheng, named Pingyuan Jun, serves as the prime minister of Zhao State. There are thousands of diners and it is quite powerful. His retainers and servants relied on their power and did not abide by the laws of the country. Zhao She, who was in charge of punishments in the State of Zhao, was selfless and executed all nine retainers of Pingyuan Jun's family who did not pay taxes according to law. Lord Pingyuan was furious and wanted to kill Zhao She. Zhao She said: "I enforce the law impartially for the sake of the country. If your retainers do not abide by the law, how can you ask the people to abide by the law? If the people do not abide by the law, I am afraid that the Zhao Kingdom will not be consolidated, and your glory and wealth will no longer exist." The words left Mr. Pingyuan speechless. Lord Pingyuan thought he was a talented person and recommended him to King Zhao. Zhao She was appointed to manage the country's taxes. He acted fairly and reasonably, making the Zhao State's treasury abundant and its people wealthy.

The 2 billion yuan housing subsidy raises the topic of fairness

- Failing to handle fairness issues will lead to social problems

It is reported that employees of central and state agencies and institutions in Beijing House purchase subsidy funds have begun to be distributed, and the housing subsidy funds distributed this year are 2 billion yuan. Following the introduction of housing provident fund and other related housing reform policies, housing subsidies should be the most substantive content of monetized housing distribution.

However, where these 2 billion funds go, some people can get it and some cannot, which naturally leads to a fair topic. As one Mr. Yan said: "My housing is just in place, so there is no problem of subsidies. But I think the interests of all strata should be considered. I used to know two people when I was helping at the National People's Congress, and they were both state agencies at the time. Later, one of them became a manager in a food company, and the other was promoted to deputy director. At that time, I couldn't see any difference, but when I got to the distribution room, the gap became apparent. In fact, there are many examples like this, and many people were able to do it in the past. Those who stayed in government agencies and institutions but went to companies in response to the national call may not be able to get housing subsidies now. Many of them are retired employees, and they will inevitably feel unbalanced.

It is said that after the rent increase for public housing last year, government subsidies were in place. However, some companies failed to honor the subsidies due to efficiency and other issues, and some people refused to pay the rent. The purpose of housing reform is to better reflect social fairness, but if it is not done properly, it will widen the distribution gap.