One Gesture
People say that it is easier to say it than to do it. They are very right. The pageant beauties will always say that they wish there is world peace and I hate to break their pagent bubble, that is not going to happen. But if you think about it, it takes only one person to start and to slowly form a long line of supporters to spread the words around. Our cynical thought will always be over who is going to stand up and pay attention if we are just standing there alone advocating a strong view that we stand up for. We cannot predict the future and we don't know how it is going to turn out and if people are going to throw a riot against our single effort. But instead of thinking about the worst, why don't we try to think positively such as what if people slowly start to get the message, like it a lot and then circulate the 'message' around? We are not asking for fame and fortune but just a simple thought to spread the love around and to assure each and every one of us that there are other things in the world that are much worse than our own present situation.
I know I am not big on volunteering or doing charity work but I am all for spreading the words around to create an awareness among the people like myself with a more comfortable living. Being human beings, we are not in any way more special than another fellow human being because each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses. It is just a matter of how we overcome our weaknesses and emerge stronger than we are before and I have spoken about this quite a few times because for myself, it is sad reading about others who find it hard to carry on living and practically every day is a drag for them because someone stopped loving them or they cant find a pair of perfect shoes in their size.
I know that some of the things that bring us down to our lowest pit are just too much to bear but seriously speaking, if we can still stand on our own two feet, put food on the table, drink clean water, have clothes to wear, have a roof over our head and have a job that help pay our bills...really....what's the big deal?! Do you know that there are millions of people out there who are dying of AIDS not because it is a mistake that they purposely created. They are driven by their dire situation to support their families by working in a job that pays them well but robs them of their self-worth.
How about child pornography? Sure, many men may argue that they simply visit the websites but don't actually engage in the 'acts' but to visit and to view these faces of innocent children who fall victim to unscrupulous men, they are just as guilty. Infact, very guilty.
The government parties may do crazy stuffs to garner votes for the public and they may suddenly go around kissing babies, shake hands with the poor people and make empty promises but really, who do you want to believe in? They may be a big shot and we are just the people they make the promises to but it doesn't mean that we should eat out of their hands to make our life better.
It is time for us to make the situation better ourselves and I am sure that if everyone plays a part, there will be less suffering in the world. One day, people may take notice of our efforts and make the necessary funding instead of pocketing them for their children's posh needs while lessening the gap between the rich and the poor. So please spread the words around through email or your blogs to say no to child prostitution, no to poverty, no to AIDS, no to child pornography and any cause that you feel does not have enough voice to be brought to attention for the world to act upon.
On our part, we should believe that we have a part to play. Yesterday, I was engaged in the Free Hugs Movement basically to spread warmth among strangers and to create an awareness that love is all around. We just need to put our differences aside and to open our hearts and our minds with the believe that we can put a smile on our face and the strangers' faces and maybe one day...just one day....there will be world peace.
It only takes one gesture.
I know I am not big on volunteering or doing charity work but I am all for spreading the words around to create an awareness among the people like myself with a more comfortable living. Being human beings, we are not in any way more special than another fellow human being because each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses. It is just a matter of how we overcome our weaknesses and emerge stronger than we are before and I have spoken about this quite a few times because for myself, it is sad reading about others who find it hard to carry on living and practically every day is a drag for them because someone stopped loving them or they cant find a pair of perfect shoes in their size.
I know that some of the things that bring us down to our lowest pit are just too much to bear but seriously speaking, if we can still stand on our own two feet, put food on the table, drink clean water, have clothes to wear, have a roof over our head and have a job that help pay our bills...really....what's the big deal?! Do you know that there are millions of people out there who are dying of AIDS not because it is a mistake that they purposely created. They are driven by their dire situation to support their families by working in a job that pays them well but robs them of their self-worth.
How about child pornography? Sure, many men may argue that they simply visit the websites but don't actually engage in the 'acts' but to visit and to view these faces of innocent children who fall victim to unscrupulous men, they are just as guilty. Infact, very guilty.
The government parties may do crazy stuffs to garner votes for the public and they may suddenly go around kissing babies, shake hands with the poor people and make empty promises but really, who do you want to believe in? They may be a big shot and we are just the people they make the promises to but it doesn't mean that we should eat out of their hands to make our life better.
It is time for us to make the situation better ourselves and I am sure that if everyone plays a part, there will be less suffering in the world. One day, people may take notice of our efforts and make the necessary funding instead of pocketing them for their children's posh needs while lessening the gap between the rich and the poor. So please spread the words around through email or your blogs to say no to child prostitution, no to poverty, no to AIDS, no to child pornography and any cause that you feel does not have enough voice to be brought to attention for the world to act upon.
On our part, we should believe that we have a part to play. Yesterday, I was engaged in the Free Hugs Movement basically to spread warmth among strangers and to create an awareness that love is all around. We just need to put our differences aside and to open our hearts and our minds with the believe that we can put a smile on our face and the strangers' faces and maybe one day...just one day....there will be world peace.
It only takes one gesture.
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