Saturday, May 16, 2009
Society's Definition

I tried not to talk about this topic from an early stage. But, I think it will be even more relevant tomorrow in the future.

Just a couple days ago, I was walking toward a bus stop to wait for my transport. I saw this elderly man in the distance. He looked normal to me at first but when he turned, in the dim lamplight I could see a huge bulge protruding from his face. I carried on walking and I tried not to glance at him so as not to make him feel uncomfortable. I sat down on the seat and I noticed a few ladies walking toward the bus stop also saw him. But luckily, they didn't stare. They just took a few glances and acted nonchalant. I was secretly glad for that man. He already had enough on his plate. He didn't need more negative attitudes and remarks. Sitting there, I chided myself silently for being judgemental.

I have always tried to keep myself away from the worse traits of society. I often slip, no matter how hard I try. I define that as corruption. There are many things today that encourage these traits. Take beauty contests for instance. The search to find a "beauty with brains", the "one who has it all". They put a bunch of people in front of a "panel of judges". They come up with a winner.

Let me tell you people, there is no such thing as having it all. You can never have it all. We all have some, but we don't have it all. And who gives the "judges" the right to judge? Its funny to see all those people strut around and another group of people commenting when I know that only God can judge. All these is made worse by the constant promotion of these contests by the media, which we all know, is a very powerful tool.

Everyone seems to try to make the world a better place. Push for peace, harmony, equality. But all these efforts are futile. We ask ourselves why other people judge us. We don't like it. But yet, we're encouraging that exact behaviour in ways we sometimes don't even realise.

My brow creases whenever I think of these things happening so rampantly everywhere. It makes me angry knowing that we live in such a corrupted society. I really do not like the way the world is going. One day we're going to hit a wall. And its going to happen soon.

Now I know why grown-ups tell each other that they wish that everything can be as simple as kindergarten. The kids didn't judge one another. Regardless of appearance and race, we were all friends. I think that if we don't like our environment this much, we should do something about it. And it's simple. If we all make an effort, that man at the bus stop wouldn't feel like an outcast. He wouldn't be self-consciously pacing with his head down and counting and re-counting the coins in his palm.