I love bread. I love bread so much I marry a baker's daughter! And as bakers it was of no surprise to me when I heard my in-laws saying "bakers feed their community!" I paid no attention to this until one morning when I couldn't find anything for breakfast!
Between early 1997 to late 1999, I was involved with a start up in Shah Alam (the capital city of Selangor situated some 25 kilometer west of Kuala Lumpur). After sometime, I became fairly familiar with that area near my office and would normally stop by this shop on my way to work for a pau (Chinese style bun) or two. There was this one morning; I was very hungry and of all mornings this store was closed that morning. Being the only store in that vicinity that is normally open for breakfast I had to go hungry that morning. The value of the service this little store provides is very much felt around the tummy that morning! Pau-maker, or baker for that matter, do feed the community!
Actually, be it a baker, a hair stylist, an auto repairer, sparky, plumber or a garbologist, the contribution of all honest citizen in whatever role they play in their community should be valued.
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