Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Winners 2020 | Page 51

Hong Kong Young Writers Awards 2020
lived our days hoping for a better
tomorrow. why bother, when we
now know tomorrow will just be
the same as today: perfect?
perfect?
no, not quite perfect. i guess we’re
content with our lives now, but…
life is beautiful, certainly much
more so than in other countries, and we
really should treasure how far our country
has come, but…
it’s a utopia of sorts: high wages, high
savings interest rates, high
life expectancy…
and?
it’s a grey, concrete utopia in
which everything that matters the least
is valued the most.
then what does this mean?
what does this mean for us
for everyone living here
for me?
...
be true to yourself. listen to your
heart and not other people’s voices.
choose kindness.
work hard, but not for the money. find
your passion and we’ll support you in it, be
it animal husbandry or conspiracy theorist.
value those who love you.
treasure moments and do what makes
you happy. care for the environment
and others. try make this region a
better one than it already is.
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