Thoughts after a long trip
Hihi, lengthy post I must warn.
At 2.44am in the morning I’m still awake. I blame jet lag. It’s been 24+hours since I’ve left UK. A dream that became a reality because I have awesome parents. Not many have the chance at 22 to travel to UK and Europe just for holiday on their own, to find their boyfriend and spend time with him. My parents think its good exposure for me to see the world. My dad travelled around the world in a ship when he was just 19, he worked for PSA. My mum travelled around due to work when I was young. I remember fetching her from the airport often and looking forward to the gifts that she brought back. Haha. At the same time, it also tests out my relationship with boyfriend, travelling together with him and spending like 24*24 hours will open your eyes to the quirks and habits of the person. All I can say for now is =DDD.
It a time to reflect as well, to see the other side of the world, and how people can be. I realized that we’re not all that different apart from the colour of our skin and the way we speak. Our thoughts, our opinions are still similar, that gives me a small ray of hope that the world is still united. How we like to have fun, how we hang out with our friends and loved ones. We’ve met many many wonderful people that made our stay in various cities enjoyable and memorable.
There’s also the ugly side of the human race, the discrimination, the hatred..it makes you wonder how did this people turn out the way they are. Can it be that one morning when they wake up they say to themselves, “I am the better race, everyone else are inferior.”? I highly doubt it. Environment and society builds the character of a person. If one is taught from young to see the good in others, the world would be a much better place to live in. However, people become lazy and complacent and these values don’t get passed down to the younger generation, and honestly I think this is what is happening in my country.
The youngsters are becoming less tolerant, and peers are becoming complacent. That we have it good, here in Singapore and everything should be top notch. I myself am guilty too. To be too sheltered may jolly well be the next cause of social decay. I pray that it doesn’t happen too soon. And that people will realise it quick and change. It’s an on-going process to better yourself and not get stuck in a rut. Maybe that’s why I was so into the whole coaching thing. Like how I felt I could make a small difference to the people I’ve came in contact with, and I like the feeling it gave, the joy of sharing. It’s a small step, some claim its impossible to change a person, but I feel that you don’t have to change the person, change yourself to have the values you want in that person, and he/she will follow.
It’s like evangelizing, I don’t believe in preaching, it will only get you as far as knowledge of the religion. I rather be myself, and people will see my actions and associate them to my religion.
All these are but just thoughts swimming around in my head. May be too hard to comprehend as I think its all jumbled up and I jump from one point to another pretty abruptly. But if you’re reading till now, you’re either my boyfriend or a really good friend. or a stalker. Haha. Kidding. Welcome to my thoughts.
