Reflection 3: The Person Of the Year

Cassandra Chou, member of jury committee, announcing "The Person of the Year".

          Erik Schneider: Good afternoon world! My name is Erik Schneider and today we will learn a name of the “Person of the Year”. Good afternoon, Ms Chou, we have been waiting for this day nearly for one year, now we all are looking forward for your proclamation! We ready to celebrate "Person of the Year"!
          Ms Choi: Good afternoon Ken, good afternoon our guests. Choosing person of the year is an old good tradition, which will, I hope, come to an end. All these we were forced to nominate a man of the year, but our real decision was always ignored. Today we decide to announce it.
First of all an initial idea of choosing one man from out of 7 milliards and name him/her as the best person of the year is confusing. In our world concepts like good and bad are too abstract. Being chosen from 7 milliard people means to be the best one - person who makes major contribution to the world, which is not possible. Our life is like a gigantic engine where people are bolts, big and small, but all are equally useful. Duty of every bolt is important, of all bolts will move an engine. Choosing one bolt and saying that without it gear will not work is meaningful, because all bolts are equally important. Absence of any bolt can lead to collapse. We used to choose most famous and most active during the year person, but it is unfair; doctors, firemen, policemen, teachers, bakers, cook and other ordinary people save thousands of lives annually. Their contributions are more valuable and worthy candidates should be chosen from ordinary workers. Due to these reasons we decided that all people are “Person of the Year”. Our sincere congratulation!