Minter then talks about the visits with John Zeng, how hard it is to manage the business by leaving family in Vancouver. He spends his time driving across the US in rental cars and collecting scrap.. I learned a lot from him. I learned to stop worrying about thee things I can’t worry about. (123). Minter explains the way he learned new things from John and how John’s attitude has made Minter stop about the things which are not worth to be worried. At the very end, When Minter asks about where are the Christmas lights being sent to? John answers “Big Waste Country, the U.S.”(127) He further explains his point by saying that US knows how to produce the products but have no way to recycle them. Christmas is been celebrated with great joy and buying Christmas lights but lack in having enough copper available in the production of these lights. Hence, they are been sent to China for getting it chopped, separated and worth some money. I believe it is a good way to utilize the olf the wires, phone cables and Christmas tree and producing them into a useful ones. Throughout the chapter Minter keeps on desribing the habits of John and the way he handles his
Minter then talks about the visits with John Zeng, how hard it is to manage the business by leaving family in Vancouver. He spends his time driving across the US in rental cars and collecting scrap.. I learned a lot from him. I learned to stop worrying about thee things I can’t worry about. (123). Minter explains the way he learned new things from John and how John’s attitude has made Minter stop about the things which are not worth to be worried. At the very end, When Minter asks about where are the Christmas lights being sent to? John answers “Big Waste Country, the U.S.”(127) He further explains his point by saying that US knows how to produce the products but have no way to recycle them. Christmas is been celebrated with great joy and buying Christmas lights but lack in having enough copper available in the production of these lights. Hence, they are been sent to China for getting it chopped, separated and worth some money. I believe it is a good way to utilize the olf the wires, phone cables and Christmas tree and producing them into a useful ones. Throughout the chapter Minter keeps on desribing the habits of John and the way he handles his