[brush]
This is the world he painted
This is the world he saw
He wept in pure sorrow
For nothing could be done at all
Someday, one day, he hope that the rest
Would seek the truth and pull through the test
The destiny and fate of Man lies in their hands
For he who paints the world sees the world
In sorrow, yet ever joyful...
[hear me]
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Song: Heal the World - Michael Jackson
hello world! xD
Was super busy during SOO which unfortunately was right after Christmas so I couldn't blog much but nonetheless I shall blog it now.
26th: went to hospital to visit alicia with marcus, tai soon and geneve. There's a leg operation she had to undergo on the 27th so checked in one day early. Found out she was in a children's ward o.0 yep, you will be thinking: she's still a child? Don't ask me why, ask her or the hospital. But anyways going to the children's ward was pretty interesting cause there's more life in it with children running around and there's always a buzz of activity, not like any other wards which will cause you to stone right through the entire day and you get phased out. However, it was also quite heart-wrenching. Dunno whether the others at the hospital noticed or not but there was this bed-ridden child lying "lifeless" opposite alicia. It's very sad, cause there were tubes sticking out of her nostrils and checks but the most freaky part was that her eyes were just staring into blank space, totally motionless like she's dead or something. Beside her there was a radio playing some random chinese song and nobody came to visit her or anything, unlike alicia who had us. My heart aches, cause it's saddening to know that someone so young like her has to spend her childhood on the hospital, unlike most normal children and on seeing such children suffer since they were young, i think it's something that we have to think about and ask ourselves: what did they do to deserve this? what can we do?
Perhaps this world isn't fair at all, and it is very unfortunate that some children have to undergo this plight of theirs, and some were born normal and grew up normal. We do not take for granted for what we are given and have, nor do we stand by the roadside and watch those less fortunate suffer, or even worse, mock and marginalise them, leaving them to fend for themselves.
This reminds me of my attitude during utp. I guess I was extremely ignorant and indifferent towards the project itself, for I question the true rationale behind the entire project. Is it really to help the needy and low-income families, or is it just a feeble attempt to beef up their own corporate image? To put it simply: executing corporate social responsibility that comes from the heart or just play-acting. I don't know and I don't want to know, cause there's no answers to it. Seeing pam and others kept reminding us to behave ourselves and to ask for their presence when a person from the media interview us irks me, for it shows about their high-level of corporate image consciousness. Geez, it's such a sensitive issue at hand. But i think in the end it's still the result that mattered, not the process of whether it's for CSR or not. I believe to a large extent that with true spirit of giving, the love spread will be more genuine. The main purpose isn't much important so long as the needy benefit from the project. At the end of the day, these families still receive what they need and i guess they will appreciate what everyone involved has done. And that is why I will come back next year, to lend a helping hand. Isn't this what christmas is all about? Spread the joy and the spirit of giving. Unfortunately many a times we see facades and false fronts being displayed. People mask themselves, and hide behind that protective cover. It's so unfeeling and so... cold. Emotions can be better displayed without such masks.
It's time for everyone to lay their armor down, and be true to others, and more crucially, to thyself. Purity at its best. It will be a better world, trust me.
In this world that we live in, it seriously needs more love. Global problems like human rights violation, war etc. are still rampant and ongoing. It pains me. I gonna do something to save it when I grow up, I swear, no matter how big or small an impact it may be to cure this sickness.
Let everyone in the world be loved and let us hope for a better tomorrow. May the new year be a better one. xD. Joy to the world!
Happy New Year's Eve!
brushofmight
heal the world, make it a better place
