The Lollipop Kids are alive and well in southern China. You heard it here first. Chinese dwarves have set up their own village in Kunming to escape discrimination from “normal-sized” people in China.
The little people, all under 4 feet, 3 inches, now capitalize on their small stature by dressing like fairy tale characters, living in mushroom houses, and performing musical numbers for tourists. They are tired of being exploited by others, so they decided to exploit themselves. In America, we call that self-promotion, entrepreneurship, or turning lemons into lemonade.
We should all take a cue from these little people with the big ideas.
When you can’t really “fit in,” play the hand your dealt to best advantage—or create some new rules for yourself.
It’s the mantra of every caregiver who has figured out a way to be happy even though the burden of caring for a loved one with special needs or illness sucks the light from their eyes on bad days. It’s the winning strategy of people who’ve escaped dead-end jobs by daring to dream that they were on the cusp of something better, if only they just tried. And it’s the way that underdogs win pennants, Super Bowls, and American Idol.
Get out of your own way, the little people say. Find your own fairy tale costume. Oz awaits you.
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