Recovering a long-lost social virtue

More than a month has passed since the event was reported by the media but its significance is brought to mind whenever I see drivers breaking the rules.

In April, on a one-way street in Guangzhou, an expatriate stopped a car going in the wrong direction and shouted loudly at the driver: "Stop! There's no driving in this direction. No!"

Undoubtedly this laowai's behavior is admirable. But the significance of the story is far beyond the deed itself. It should make us all reflect deeply on something we have lost for a long time.