Should We Be Afraid Of Doing Good ???
In this day and age that we live in, the world has become a completely different place than what it used to be. From the increase in the number of con-artists out to make a quick buck from the gullible to the alarmingly large number of criminals who take advantage of the kind hearted souls, what has the world come to?
I read in the newspapers sometime ago that there was a new gang initiation ritual in KL, where the new gang members are required to prove their worthiness by beating up someone else. And just how do they choose their victims? They are supposed to drive out at night without turning on their head lamps.
When the 1st driver flashes their headlights at them to politely inform them about their head lights not being turned on, this new gang member is supposed to chase that car down and beat up the driver as part of the gang initiation process.
Other stories include using small children crying at the road side, and when a concerned passerby (usually women) takes the child back to his/her ‘house’, 3-4 guys appear from within the house and rob the passerby whose crime was only to be kind hearted and took pity on the crying child.
Even the donation collection bodies are not spared from rumors regarding embezzlement of collected funds, now whenever I want to donate to charity, I instinctively think twice whether my money is actually going towards the intended charity.
I read in the newspapers sometime ago that there was a new gang initiation ritual in KL, where the new gang members are required to prove their worthiness by beating up someone else. And just how do they choose their victims? They are supposed to drive out at night without turning on their head lamps.
When the 1st driver flashes their headlights at them to politely inform them about their head lights not being turned on, this new gang member is supposed to chase that car down and beat up the driver as part of the gang initiation process.
Other stories include using small children crying at the road side, and when a concerned passerby (usually women) takes the child back to his/her ‘house’, 3-4 guys appear from within the house and rob the passerby whose crime was only to be kind hearted and took pity on the crying child.
Even the donation collection bodies are not spared from rumors regarding embezzlement of collected funds, now whenever I want to donate to charity, I instinctively think twice whether my money is actually going towards the intended charity.
I wonder why has society degraded to this level? Where have all the honest and trustworthy people gone? Am I being naïve? Should I expect only the worst in my fellow human beings? That thought is actually quite depressing…
1 comment:
If we keep expecting only the worse in people, aren't we only becoming one of them ourselves..?
All we can do is play our own little role to make this world livable in for our loved ones. Maybe the trend will slowly pick up. Smiles are contagious, after all =D
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