The Cleaner

"Better study hard, if not you'll grow up to become a street cleaner."

 

That was something that was told to me a long time ago, more than just once. It bounced around in my head and my childhood innocence wouldn't have any of it.

 

Back when I was small, I saw everybody fairly. I had no concept of wealth or status, no understanding of the problems that grown-ups face, no care for what the future might bring me. Well, apart from the fact that the decision I made to study or not would result in me getting a refreshing scoop of ice cream or equally refreshing slash of the cane.

 

Because of that few experiences when growing up, I never pass up the opportunity of greeting the cleaners in my battalion buildings, or thanking the ones that clear my plates, bowls and trays at hawker centres and fast food joints. It's just manners. We're all human.

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