The good times, they are coming

A catch phrase of the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee is "people's livelihood".

Some people, however, may feel weary after hearing it for several years, especially after seeing runaway housing and soaring food prices, and rampant corruption. According to a survey conducted by information portal china.com.cn, only 6 percent Chinese people feel happy. It seems that we are not moving on the right track to the future. But is that true?

When I was young, my father used to tell me how the Communist Party of China had changed the fate of the nation and hence his life. To be frank, I was quite irritated by his "preaching" as a child. Now that my father is no more, my mother is doing the "preaching". The difference is I believe in it now. Why? Because I've seen the changes in my parents' life, and my own. And I am not in minority. At least it's true for our brothers and sisters who have just been evacuated from Libya.