The past several years have witnessed a phenomenon that a variety of promises have been arising from
all walks of life. Regrettably, quite a lot of promises are sheer nonsense, just as the hen in the
given cartoon commits herself to lay eggs which are round without any angles and corners and have
shells, egg whites and yolks.
Odds and funny as they sound, such false promises can be seen and heard everywhere in our country.
Administration departments assure to perform their tasks effectively and fairly without taking any
bribes; manufacturing units guarantee to turn out products of good quality; commercial enterprises
swear to provide genuine commodities and polite and enthusiastic services. Can you find anything
new and substantial other than their obligations, duties and jobs in these so called promises? I
guess your answer will be negative. As a matter of fact, their intention to make such commitments
is nothing but to put on civilized outer clothing to please or deceive the public.
I dare say that your society is suffering corruption and cheat which are causing damage to society
both materially and morally. But the hen and her like should know that by dishonest words no one can
survive the intense competition under market economy system. They should remember the old saying,
“Honesty is the best policy.”