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Message of this Moment

From today onwards we are starting to share good messages in the morning under "Message of this Moment " nicknamed MoM.  Anyone can post a good quote or simple message under the heading "MoM". It should be concise, meaningful and relevant  but not long story. First MoM : A Better way than changing other's attitude is to change your own. The same sun that melts the butter also hardens the clay. Life is as we want it to be...

Sustainability

Germany is a highly industrialized country. In such a country, many will think its people lead a luxurious life. When we arrived at Hamburg , my colleagues walked into the restaurant, we noticed that a lot of tables were empty. There was a table where a young couple was having their meal. There were only two dishes and two cans of beer on the table. I wondered if such simple meal could be romantic, and whether the girl will leave this stingy guy. There were a few old ladies on another table. When a dish is served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would finish every bit of the food on their plates. As we were hungry, our local colleague ordered more food for us.When we left, there was still about one third of un-consumed food on the table. When we were leaving the restaurant, the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy about us wasting so much food. "We paid for our food, it is none of your business how much food we left b