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Mr. Chang illustrated the above
point as follows: A student came
to ask leave of absence to go home.
He was granted leave. Later another
boy came for the same purpose.
But Mr. Chang refused to grant him
leave. The boy reminded him that the
other student had been granted leave
then why couldn't he? "I have the
same reason for going home that
he has?" Mr. Chang replied, "Yes,
the two reasons are the same,
but the men are different". [Chinese
characters]. This shows how the Chinese
lay the emphasis on persons, and how
personal factors must receive due
consideration, in the solution of any
question. The one boy could be
trusted, the other could not.

If students cut a class and
the teacher calls one of the class to
get the other boys, the boy will
usually ignore the request or fail
to answer. He feels he has no
right to reply in the name of
the whole group until he has
first consulted the whole group.