Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Professionalism and Dedication like a Mormon Evangelist



Thirty-eight years ago when I was in Taiwan, my memory with the Mormon missionaries were that they were always in pair, dressed in neat white shirts with black ties, and were always in bicycles. Thirty-eight years later when I am in Taiwan, I still see those enthusiastic Mormon missionaries in pair, dressed in neat white shirts with black ties, and in bicycles. You may not agree with the message they are delivering, but you have to respect their professionalism and dedication with the missionaries.


Today, some Taiwanese have already felt the pressure of Chinese annexation of Taiwan at any moment. Those Taiwanese who already realize the urgency of the crisis have important messages to deliver to the rest of Taiwanese population. But, how?


We can learn something from Mormon Evangelist with professionalism and enthusiasm. I do see this thing is happening at the 5-17 rally. Before the march, the leaders asked the crowd to obey three rules: 1) Do not smoke during the march and rally. 2) Do not chew and spit betel nut during the rally. 3) Do not return the insults even someone do that on purpose to the rally mass. In fact, during the whole time during the rally, there were many rally volunteers who helped keep the rally messages focused on main issues and helped keep the mass marched in order.

One must say that this rally of 5-17 with 600,000 mass was a success. Yet, we must continue to deliver the message to Taiwanese with professionalism and enthusiasm like a Mormon.

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