WhenIfirstlookatthecartoon,Ican'thelplaughingatthehenwhoseemstobeseriouslymakingafoolishannouncementtothepublicthatshealwayslayseggs,smoothandroundandneverwithouteggwhiteandyolkinsidetheshell.However,whenIstarttostudythecartoonmorecarefully,IfindsomethingsignificantinitandgraduallyIcometounderstandtheauthor'sintention.
Nowadays,almostalltradesandprofessionsarerepeatedlymakingsincerepromisestopeople:governmentpeopleassurethattheyarenobleandcleanandwillservepeopleheartandsoulmerchantssmilinglyswearthattheproductstheysellareofsuperiorquality,genuineinsteadoffalse,life-timemaintenanceguaranteedandthecheapestmarketprice;advertiserstakepainstorecommendmiracledrugsandmake-youbeautifulcosmetics,etc.Yearafteryear,suchpromisesarerepeated.Iwonderwhytheytakesomuchtroubletoboastoudlyabouttheirobligationsandduties.Peoplebelievedthematfirst,butgraduallybecameawakenedbecausetheyhavefoundsomedishonestyinsuchbombingpromises.
"Actionsspeaklouderthanwords."Thehenisfoolishenoughtomakeheregg-promise,whyshouldn'tthosenonsense-makersbecomecleverer?