A seven day long holiday has flown away.Mourning my happy hours during the
vacation,I`ve been looking forward to winter holidays.People around me seemed
to have enjoyed the vacation,too.Then,is it fair that people have the same
amount of holidays regardless of their occupations?
Nevertheless,divergent
views emerge on the matter in question.Some people are of the opinion that
laborers should have the same length of holiday.They hold the view that people
are born equal and should be treated equally.The same amount of leisure time
may eliminate the unfairness among people who might be upset psychologically if
otherwise.At first sight,it may seem to be an attractive idea,but it doesn`t
bear much analysis.
To begin with,people do different kinds of jobs
featuring different labor intensity and so the time needed to refresh their
physical condition varies.For example,blue collar workers may work longer
hours before they get tired physically,while white collar workers such as
doctors and teachers are more mentally stressed.Unable to work continuously as
long as those physical labor workers,white collars need more time to pull
through the mental weariness than physical tiredness.All in all,people in
different jobs assume different responsibilities and have different degrees of
pressure.
Secondly,different tasks and duties are required for different
professions,resulting in the variety of holiday periods for people in different
walks of life.Some employees cannot have their legal holidays and even have to
work overtime,such as policemen,construction workers and people in the service
line.Those professions just can`t be interrupted for a mornent;other wise the
