Thursday, September 09, 2004

If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble

Well... i saw HIM yesterday... yes him... well if you're wondering who's the him, its the same guy back in my secondary school days who brought up the different stream issue... haiz... he looks the same when i saw him last.. hmmz...
oh and in case you're wondering...
no i did not approach him =P (wonder if he still remembers me...)

well the president's star charity is coming back....

(okie i have to digress here for awhile.. there's this bugger who is messaging me online the most dumbest questions i have ever came across in my life!! argh! actualy he's not the only one cause there are more dumb guys out there!! but hello intelligent question pls haiz... i feel like shooting him right now.. err wait under firearms act cannot... must think of a better way =P argh nvm...)

sorry for the digression, yes anyways...

the president's star charity is back, and sure they raised funds up to like $5 mil(?) last yr and sure they can try to reach that target again and ppl will call for the celebrities and all that or if they really do are kind hearted will donate.

Sure fine go ahead, all in the name of charity.

But then stop and think for a moment. Take a look around you.

Do the people who really need help actually getting the help they need? Are Singaporeans really that generous to donate all that money??? Or are they just donating just for the hell of it?? or for e.g in the NKF charity show, are they just donating to get a chance in winning the top prize of every hour???

Take one senario for e.g... a charity organization flag day. You'll see it almost every weekend, students and volunteers doing their part helping the charities by going ard the island with the tins provided, seeking commuters help in donating at the very least 10 cents...
then you hear stories abt how the ugliness of singaporeans come out... ppl running away from the the volunteers... giving them the cold shoulder... and in one extremely rude scenario this guy told a volunteer to go get a life.... ???!?!?!?!?!? omg goodness...

the common sight that you see ard the housing estates, old people working hard to earn a living, collecting cardboard boxes, newspapers, digging up rubbish bins for used cans, whatever they can sell to just get food on the table... what abt them? The old folks living on their own... do ppl ever stop to think abt them, to give out a helping hand i.e when they fall sick?

What abt those ppl busking at the side of the street? The blind man who sits beside Tampines MRT station, ever dropped a coin into his box? or if you're a regular in town, the blind man who plays his electronic keyboard and sing for the daily commuters at the underpass, ever dropped a coin into his box or said thank you for brigtening up the underpass with his songs? Or the handicap people who tries to earn a living by selling tissue at the walkway near the interchange or mrt station... ever stopped to help them and buy just 3 packets for $1??

Or do u just walk on by? Do you just walk on by because you are too busy with your own lives to worry about someone else when all it takes is just to drop just a few coins for those who need it more then you.... But then its so damn easy to pick up the phone to call cause it is so damn convenient... but then the only thing is... you dont see where the money goes to... whether or not it would actually benefit the ppl you see on tv directly...

tell me, wat good comes from donating when you dont take time to help out these people out personally. Money isnt everything. Money cant buy everything. Yes money is a necessity in this day and age.... but... it cant buy back a parent's love, it cant buy happiness, it cant buy joy, it cant buy a person's gratitude, it cant buy back a person's use of bodily functions... sometimes its the little things that counts...

A person in need, need not be found in an organisation, need not be part of an organisation... the person may be sitting right next to you without you knowing it...

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog,when you are just as hungry as the dog

So to those ppl who keep saying that they dont have time to do charity etcetc... well actually you do... may not be the kind of charity you have in mind but it still is charity, the only difference is only whether you want to or not...

salute =)

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9/09/2004 09:51:00 PM
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.The Writer.

I love standing in the rain, letting the feel of raindrops caress feverish skin, letting it wash away my thoughts, worries and pain. I love the feel of sand between my toes, the cool wind whispering in my ear, the soothing sound of the sea, the warmth of a hug. I love anything vintage, historical, mysterious and magical. I like to laugh, I like freedom and happiness, I like the idea of romance, being swept off my feet and happy endings. I currently have no idea where i'm going but i know i'll get where i'm suppose to be in due time. I want things i cant have, I dream of things that can never be but i'm too afraid to leave the things i'm familiar with even when i know i'm adaptable to change. I can be the person you love or hate, like or loath, admire or envy. I am not perfect,
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