The two photos show that people are enthusiastic about football stars such as the English football player Beckham.
Some like the young man in the photo express their enthusiasm by writing his name on their faces,
while others, like the one in the hair studio,
spend as much as 300 yuan for a hairstyle modeling on that of Beckham.
In fact, that kind of star-worshipping is not uncommon nowadays among the Chinese people.
For example, the so-called "Super Girls" became fashionable almost overnight,
with fans chasing after them in a kind of blind worship.
It seems as if people are badly in need of someone to whom to pay their respect
and to realize their own aspirations of an immediate success or stardom.
Famous football players won our favor and earned our respect
by their hardwork and excellent performance on the football field.
What, then, deserves to be worshipped,
 their diligence and perseverance, or their hairstyle and ways of living?
The answer seems self-evident: what we should learn is their spirit, not the superficial styles of living.
Fashion is often short-lived, but the ever-lasting memory of a courageous, undaunted and skillful football player
is what inspires us in our pursuit for better life and brighter future.