Personal Essay: An Ordinary And Impressive Worker

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An Ordinary but Impressive Worker Throughout our life, we encounter different kinds of people. Although most people around us are strangers who we do not know their names, sometimes they may make a deep impression on us due to their actions as well as attitude towards life. Some people are influenced by the family, friends, and teachers because they are someone who we spend a lot of time with. As for me, when I was ten, I met an ordinary worker who was quite strange to me, and she had a profound influence on my life. When I leaf through the old photo albums, I cannot help recalling the experience when I met an old woman on a hiking trip with my parents. Because it was very attractive to watch the spectacular sunrise at the top of the mountain, the resort area provided a variety of mountain huts for tourists to live in. When I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw many people with baskets on their backs standing in front of the gate. Through the tour guide’s explanation, I learned they were porters who helped lodgers carry the baggage up to the huts. Even if it was a manual job, they only earned a little money. …show more content…

Though the old woman struggled to make a living every day, she still fulfilled with hope towards the life. On the contrary, I grew up in urban areas, but I did not appreciate what I had and usually complain the life that did not meet my expectation. After the conversation, I thought I should cherish my current life rather than being dissatisfied with it. Having decided to live in the mountain huts, we asked the old woman to carry the baggage for us and paid her twice, because I thought her hard work deserved more money. After she took the bills, she showed her gratitude with a sweet smile, and then we both walked up the

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