As the 49th years of independence draws near.... newspapers will start interviewing people with regards to what they think of the country so far, what they would like to see us as citizens do more, bla bla bla.
Hmmm... so, I believe many of you out there has read so many blogs, articles in the newspapers, esp from thos who has ventured far for better education then decided to stay on to where they thot are green pastures, or some who moved away wanting a better life else where. You might also have read those ingrate who were born here and now berate the country and diminishing it to a minute ant.
I fall to the first category but minus the last bit. When I first came back to this country, I did have all the sentiments these people had. I loved the new country which i have spent 3 yrs in. I wished i could stayed on. Everyday since the day i came back and for the longest time as I can recall, I longed to be back there. But 10 years has since passed.... Do I still feel that way? Yes, once a while I get melancholy and i do think about it.
But I also realized that in the past 1 year, I have to terms with myself, and you know what happens now when I read about what people say about this place? Well granted this place is not eutophia... I don't think anywhere will be euthophia. But then I strongly believe that people who longer call this place home has no rights to berate it. You don't go thru what we go thru every day of our lives. You choose to leave ( except those who had to leave due to circumstances - you are forgiven :P) Anyways.... I believe that this country still has things that are good eventho' somethings irks you like mad. But home is where at anytime of the day, you can meet up with your friends, call your parents, drop by their home. Whats life without all that eventho' you have the most beautiful sky line at your backyard? Or the best quality of air? But when you want to go visit your friends, you can't just drop by but instead you have to call them, or drop hints so that they may eventually get the hint and invite you to their house hahaha. I sound like a cynic don't I. Well I am just giving the extreme examples.
But you get my gist.
So maybe its time, we think how to make the best of this situation that God has put us in and stop whining about how bad things are...(yeah I am big whinner myself, but self control has gotten the best of me lately. Hard but I do my best not to fall into but somtimes it fails but sometimes its successful)
I have a coworker who constantly talks about how bad things are, how she doesn't earn enough money... how she would have been much better off in SG,AU or where ever not. She hasn't been overseas before. She did all the tertiary education here. Thats fine. No one is looking down on your bcoz of that. But stop already!!!! Look around you!!!
One day I showed to her there is this man who guides the traffic infront of the hotel near our office. You can see he stands in the hot sun at 12 noon from goodness knows what time till what time. But in the blazing hotsun (dressed in black), he stands there and waits when car comes by he will guide them. Thats his job every day in and out. How much do you think he gets paid? probably a measly 600-800 a month? or less??
So I told her straight on her face!! be Glad you're not him and think about how fortunate you are and not about how you can't afford that DIOR or GUCCI bag. When this person probably have to think 3 times what he can have for lunch/dinner so he can provide for his family and survive till the next pay check.
I SAY INGRATE!!!! START THINKING AND START LOOKING AROUND YOU. YOu are much more fortunate than most out there... eventho you might complain life is better elsewhere. But since you're here make the best out of it , can you not?! Just do that? Its hard, yeah i have been there. But eventually when you come to terms with yourself, you will find that certain sort of peace within you.
Dont' mean to lecture no one.. but thats my 50 cents worth of thoughts...
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