As is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon,two handicapped adolescents,supporting each other with their firm hands,are continuing their new journey across the ground.Crutches left behind,they have successfully cracked the hard nut of lameness,which might have stumped the majority of the disabled.The caption indicates,"You have merely one leg and so do I.Helping each other,we can travel all around."
Undoubtedly,we can deduce from the portrayal that the cartoonist is trying to attract our attention to the issue of cooperation.According to a survey conducted among a group of people who were in the same college class 10 years ago,those who are ready to give their cooperation to others all became rich or attained managerial status in various fields,while not a single young man who had difficulty in getting along with his classmates became an executive or a boss.Why do those who are excellent in team work tend to be managers or run their own enterprise later in life?The answer seems self-evident.On the one hand,if you are competent in a profession,but have difficulty in getting along with your colleagues and even with your boss,you can hardly survive corporate life.On the other hand,your chances of success are much higher with a wide circle of friends who are willing to cooperate with you to provide information and resources.
It is my view that,first and foremost,we can use the drawing to aid juveniles in learning to cooperate successfully with each other.Furthermore,whatever difficulties or situations we are confronted with,we can remind ourselves that those who have the spirit of cooperation and team work are nearer to success.Just as John Adams,the second U.S. president,quoted from the ancient Greek Aesop's Fables(伊索寓言),"United we stand,divided we fall(合则存,分则败)."