Tuesday, December 30, 2008
'recession? so what?'
that was one of the message conveyed by this article in the newspaper i was reading yesterday. as i skimmed through the article, what the author said struck me hard.
we live in a place where the standard of living is high. we have shelter over our heads, food on our table and a warm place to sleep in. yet, people whine/complain/nag on and on about how recession has burnt a hole in their pockets, how certain problems have been troubling them, how they can't seem to cope with their burdens etc.
please, stop being a wimp and get on with life man (note: this line serves as a reminder for myself too). there are thousands of people out there who have bigger problems to worry about, millions of people on the other side of the world who barely have enough resources to survive on. there are children out there who don't have even a set of decent clothes to put on, there are people out there who don't even have money to buy milk powder for their children, people out there who are probably struggling to survive due to some reason or another. there are tons of people out there with problems a zillion times greater than ours, yet we still are unable to feel satisfied with what we have.
and yet, they might be happier than we are
i remember writing in one of my essays on how the more we are provided with, the more we ask for. we learn in econs that humans' wants are virtually unlimited. and sadly, that's the fact of life, and at times it's the ugly side of us. i guess it's hard to change that since it's somehow the way we are made to think. i do admit recently i've been moving away from being contented with what i have. because i find myself expecting more, wanting more, and those that i want aren't even what i need. fortunately that article somehow brought me back to my senses.
i shall be me again, being contented with what i have, and really cherish and love those around be. i guess it's important to let people around you now how much they mean to you. we hear that often but we never really fully understood why. someday we will.
alright to end off here's smth meant for rvians and ex rvians only:
aaron says:
how was the briefing? (on xxx's relief teaching)
xxx says:
(llm)
xxx says:
is friendly
xxx says:
and smiley
aaron says:
haha! told you!
xxx says:
damn frigging amusing leh
xxx says:
she was JOKING
xxx says:
WTF
aaron | 11:20 PM
