A good sign on the labor front

It's good to see more and more rural workers shifting from back-breaking work, which marked the struggle of their elders, to less strenuous jobs, says an article in Changjiang Daily. Excerpts:

Compared with the older generation, many rural workers today are not only able to buy products in cities that earn them respect and honor back home, but also have developed a spiritual sense of belonging to their urban environs.

On the surface, it would seem inappropriate that many rural workers are not keeping up the tradition of their predecessors because the hard work of the latter contributed immensely to China's economic development since the reform and opening up.