Lately I have been musing on the state that our world seems to be in, large gaps better the haves and have nots, food shortages, fuel shortages, wars, terrorism, starvation, diseases, a spike in the crime rate and a whole host of other problems.
there should be something wrong when some people can throw away steaks that are 'left' for 5 minutes and yet there are millions of others around the world that have to seek their next meals in the trash. It is rather a sad situation where the world has enough food for all it's people and yet not all of it's people are getting food..somewhere along the line of human history a sort of survival of the fittest mentality has taken shape, 'survival of the fittest' seems to be the rule of the day where people fight to stay on top of a mountain and do not care on who they have to step on to get there. We all have grown so selfish (this writer included) caring only of our personal needs and whining as if we are going thru the biggest pain in the world, for example the person that complains bout the fact that they will be furthering their studies abroad because they will miss home, they have an arguement, but spare a thought for those that can't afford an education those that has to be given away to orphanages just so they can go to school, seems fictional? It is real, it is happening right next door in Indonesia. Closer to home people in the interior areas of East Malaysia sometimes dont even have desk to sit on to study, sitting on the floor is the rule of the day, did they complain? NO.....so who gave us the right to complain bout the fact that we will be 'far away from home' when in reality we will come home every month or so?
certain places the poor have to sell thier children just to make ends meet, some resort to selling their body parts such as kidneys and all just so they can get their next meal. The world is in a very sorry state with no end in apparent sight.....I could go on and on complaining bout the state of the world , the fact that many are homeless due to conflict in Darfur, Palestine, Iraq, Afganistan and closer to home Southern Thailand. World peace remains elusive, nations get bullied and pushed around on the international level because , yet again it is survival of the fittest.
Back home in Malaysia, corruption seems to be the sourge of the country, an estimate by JP Morgan puts the figure at RM432 BILLION lost to corruption over the years. Who's money is this supposed to be? Not the elite but the nation's money, meant for the poor and the downthrodden, corruptions steals from the people that should be aided by the money, with that figure image the hospitals, schools and other public ammenities that can be provided, yet again it is survival of the fittest, those already in power uses their power to stay in power by robbing, yes robbing, from the poor in the country. Then there is the treament of migrant workers and the high level of rape and prostituition, are our human values so eroded that we decend to the level of animals and giving in to lust, without demand the flesh trade will stop, men should treat women with respect and not some1 u can pay for a one night stand...
I could go on and on about the problems plaguing our world, but the question is, can anything be done to stop these things from happening?? The problem is basically human instinct, most people say it is human nature to get ahead of the rest....It is true btw, without competition there will not be any progress, but how sweet is progress if half the world is still left behind. I frankly dont seem to have much ideas about this matter because we cannot please everybody but things should be done for the greater good and not the good of the individual, for the community and not the person, but even I am a hyprocrite when it comes to this matter, we are all talk but no action, another reason why the world is where it is now. But there are individuals who put others before themselves, people such as Nelson Mandela, mother Theresa and Martin Luther King. The civilians that would help wounded enemy troops, this are all signs that there is still hope in this world, and that it might possibly be saved. As I am writing this the famous 'heal the world' song from Michael Jackson comes to mind
Heal the world, Make it a better place
for you and for me, and the entire human race,
There are people dying, if you care enough for the living,
So make a better place for you and for me
I hope we all could have the resolve to strive and make this world a better place, together!!!
there should be something wrong when some people can throw away steaks that are 'left' for 5 minutes and yet there are millions of others around the world that have to seek their next meals in the trash. It is rather a sad situation where the world has enough food for all it's people and yet not all of it's people are getting food..somewhere along the line of human history a sort of survival of the fittest mentality has taken shape, 'survival of the fittest' seems to be the rule of the day where people fight to stay on top of a mountain and do not care on who they have to step on to get there. We all have grown so selfish (this writer included) caring only of our personal needs and whining as if we are going thru the biggest pain in the world, for example the person that complains bout the fact that they will be furthering their studies abroad because they will miss home, they have an arguement, but spare a thought for those that can't afford an education those that has to be given away to orphanages just so they can go to school, seems fictional? It is real, it is happening right next door in Indonesia. Closer to home people in the interior areas of East Malaysia sometimes dont even have desk to sit on to study, sitting on the floor is the rule of the day, did they complain? NO.....so who gave us the right to complain bout the fact that we will be 'far away from home' when in reality we will come home every month or so?
certain places the poor have to sell thier children just to make ends meet, some resort to selling their body parts such as kidneys and all just so they can get their next meal. The world is in a very sorry state with no end in apparent sight.....I could go on and on complaining bout the state of the world , the fact that many are homeless due to conflict in Darfur, Palestine, Iraq, Afganistan and closer to home Southern Thailand. World peace remains elusive, nations get bullied and pushed around on the international level because , yet again it is survival of the fittest.
Back home in Malaysia, corruption seems to be the sourge of the country, an estimate by JP Morgan puts the figure at RM432 BILLION lost to corruption over the years. Who's money is this supposed to be? Not the elite but the nation's money, meant for the poor and the downthrodden, corruptions steals from the people that should be aided by the money, with that figure image the hospitals, schools and other public ammenities that can be provided, yet again it is survival of the fittest, those already in power uses their power to stay in power by robbing, yes robbing, from the poor in the country. Then there is the treament of migrant workers and the high level of rape and prostituition, are our human values so eroded that we decend to the level of animals and giving in to lust, without demand the flesh trade will stop, men should treat women with respect and not some1 u can pay for a one night stand...
I could go on and on about the problems plaguing our world, but the question is, can anything be done to stop these things from happening?? The problem is basically human instinct, most people say it is human nature to get ahead of the rest....It is true btw, without competition there will not be any progress, but how sweet is progress if half the world is still left behind. I frankly dont seem to have much ideas about this matter because we cannot please everybody but things should be done for the greater good and not the good of the individual, for the community and not the person, but even I am a hyprocrite when it comes to this matter, we are all talk but no action, another reason why the world is where it is now. But there are individuals who put others before themselves, people such as Nelson Mandela, mother Theresa and Martin Luther King. The civilians that would help wounded enemy troops, this are all signs that there is still hope in this world, and that it might possibly be saved. As I am writing this the famous 'heal the world' song from Michael Jackson comes to mind
Heal the world, Make it a better place
for you and for me, and the entire human race,
There are people dying, if you care enough for the living,
So make a better place for you and for me
I hope we all could have the resolve to strive and make this world a better place, together!!!
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