Summary of On The Line

The supervisor got an emergence call, a girl has swallowed some pills. She called City hospital and the police to request sending an ambulance. They rejected her the same reason: ”They can help unless the people call them theirselves.” The supervisor has been frustrated by public companies, so she made phone calls to three of Mrs. Washington’s neighbors. Finally, One of neighbors went to Mrs. Washington’s house and checked. They found out there’s no body at home, and the door was unlocked. It’s glad to hear that no girl was becoming unconscious, but now Mrs. Washington has got another trouble.

This story is tricky. There’s no directly ending at last. I am gratified by the happy ending. But we must face this situation seriously: “ Howcome our public organizations could ignore an emergence? Who dare slammed the phone and letting a child die? Someone would reply: “I’m sorry, these are our instructions.” What is this instruction protected? The people who need help or the company? I am being confused.

A Chinese saying says that Great man lead crowd to satisfy, the normal man strict with himself. I don’t think I could be the great man, all I can do is do my best to help people. If everyone did, this world might become more kind and warm.