Survival of the fittest....

I’m back alive…

            To those who are extremely curious what I’m currently up to….

            I’m not going to tell you…. Muahahahaaha…. You guess….

            I am ‘adopted’ by a gigantic square box as their daughter and I have lots of brothers and sisters. My daddy is at London.

            How do I feel?

            Blessed. Thankful. Happy.

            But….

            Tiring.

            Ahhhhh….

            I was taking a ride to (I forgot where) by the LRT and was almost asphyxiated amidst the terrible ‘squeeze-squashing’ and smelling the odour from the person standing an inch in front of me. Suddenly… (Sound effects* ‘jeng jeng jeng’)

            An old man emerged from the door and attempts to squeeze himself through the ‘sardines’. (Can you picture that?) Indifferent, he steps forward with his walking stick feebly and gripped the bars to prevent from falling. Looking at his frail hands and turning back to the row of seats in the LRT…. Which apparently were fully occupied by passengers… I was wondering….. No one bothers to offer their seats! 

            A few stations passed… people were pouring out from the LRT… once again, seats were up for grabs! People swarmed in again and rushed to the vacancies pushing away their competitors, vying for the seat at the corner so that they can lean comfortably. Zoom…. In a blink…. All seats were once again… taken. The old man remained unseated…. And remained… indifferent. He lost in the competition against the young.

            Disgust.

             These are the people whom we consider them as caring and loving? The society which is thirst of getting a seat in the LRT is willing to push their ‘rivals’ away just to secure a seat and on the other hand… the weaker ones…. Will be pushed away almost instantly. My friend has almost gotten a handsome fall from the exit of the LRT by these inconsiderate people who were fiercely pushing from behind.

            This did not happen just once. It was countless.

            I do not gainsay that certain passengers are very courteous and thoughtful to offer their seat to pregnant women. I do not deny that some people are willing to rise from their seat just to allow the elderly to rest comfortably during their long trip. But, how many of us possess this noble value and practise the habit of ‘please offer your seat to those who need it more than you do.’?

            We’ve been educated and taught ever since we’re young to be caring and considerate but the real faces of our people were unveiled even by as simple as obtaining for a seat. It is no wonder that people are evolving from loving to abhorrence.

            Survival of the fittest?

            Besides turning our heads to the scenario from the LRT, generally, those who did not survive from the fearful competition will be an outcast and be treated as a pure loser. If you don’t succeed…. You cannot survive. This is the society…the reality.

            If we fall, who will take mercy of us? If we fail, who will lend us a hand?

            It is the people who are loving, caring and thoughtful who will salvage these outcasts. These are the people who drive the society to become a better place to live. These are the people who can replenish their confidence and help build a caring society.

If this is so, these outcast… will not be named as such anymore because our loving society will not despise them… and are willing to accept them as a part of us. 

A simple scenario…. A great lesson behind.