hm in this age of affluence? we assume each other to have what we deem as ubiquitous to our life. like an mp3. a phone with a coloured screen. a computer. the television. haha but who's going to remember the days when we didnt have any of these luxuries? or perhaps you're one of the lucky souls who was born with a silver spoon in your mouth. no offense meant, but it's just kind of 2nd nature for us to assume that we all are affluent now. but such 2nd nature makes us lose our sensitivity to those around us.
maybe it's coz of the nature of our school, where mostly the students are quite well to do? so it seems all normal when we see each other with an iPod, a Macbook, some kind of touch phone, and not to mention it's normal for us to see each other's handphone change every so often.
but i kinda got a shock when mixing arnd with non-school friends, u really get to see people from all walks of life. so certain assumptions i had of people in school were proven wrong. u see people using black and white phones, shoes all torn and tattered. and when asked where to eat, the answer is without fail, hawker fare.
so yeah i think people who are used to seeing affluence all around them should take a step out and mix around with other people who might not be so well off. it doesnt take an OBS camp or a trip to a developing country to teach us to not take things for granted. just mixing around with more people and taking a look at the suburbs of our very own country can teach us a lot of things that we surely can learn about.
so take a look around. since well there are lessons to be learnt everywhere.
