Last night I was chatting with one of my brother's friend who lives in New York.
This particular friend introduced me to a Broadway show that she has recently watched, and out of curiosity, I downloaded the play from the web and enjoyed its accompany during my breakfast this morning. 
The name of the play is called "Death of a Salesman", and it's a brilliant piece of work by an American author named Authur Miller. As a form of criticism, this play introduced the ills of contemporary society under the influence of modern capitalism, or to be more exact, the hundreds and thousands of lost souls who drifted miserably along the boundaries of failure as only so few succeed in fulling the American dream - a fancy style of life characterized by splendid riches and fame.
In the play, the protangonist, an aging salesman who has lost all hopes in "becoming successful" described his tragic living circumstances, which, had ultimately reflected his limited ability as well as how greater enviromental factors could push people around. Despite his strong desire and sincere efforts to succeed, his life ended helplessly in disappointment and regret. Similarly, the same pressure also projected his the behaviors of his two sons, who had failed him repeatedly throughout his life.
By the end of the play I've discovered to my dismal surprise that I was almost covered by cold-sweat and tears since what this reading has reflected is simply so true. Perhaps, the same concept may be seen in our modern Taiwanese society, where people strive, desire, and work endlessly for an form of success that in reality, exhibits as a form of mirage. While people around me, friends or foes alike, desire for money, fame, success, or a luxurious style of living, few have perhaps truly understood that it's really the modern wave of capitalism that has pushed us to such edges. More importantly, millions are chasing after a form of success, a contemporary Western form of American dream that only few could fulfill in reality. Well....that is life isn't it?
I wonder if I can someday, by some chance, find a dear one who may see through all this and accompany me through a simple form of life of happiness and security but not greed.
Thanks for the life lesson, Authur  What you've said is simply so true!!!
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