Complexity meets simplicity..
It’s the International day for Eradication of Poverty. It is the day when we reflect on how fortunate we are and take some time to think for the poor. Though I’m not exactly sure of the significance of the gesture, I have been folding hearts for the past 4 hours. Sitting on the floor of the hall with my students, I have been diligently folding paper hearts out of magazine paper. I suppose the hearts is symbolic of our love for the impoverished. However simple the act may be, it’s the thoughts that count! (at least to me, that is) Sometimes it is not a matter of what you do but the time and efforts you put in that truly show how much you really care.
Overall, the heart-folding session was great, with plenty of opportunities to bond with our students. Being in their midst, you get to see things from their perspectives. Let’s say I’ve been pleasantly surprised by my student’s flattering comments. *.* Perhaps I might miss them when I go into NIE in January.
Of late, I realized the people around me has gone crazy, in particular the men. They are telling me things which make no sense to me at all. One thing that intrigues me is how can you have a liking for someone you barely talk to? Infatuation or love-at-first-sight is simply too unfathomable. How can feelings of affection sprout when there’s hardly any interaction between two? Instead, they are likely to be warped feelings of love and lust which are momentary and fleeting. When the desire wears off, the person will boot. In my humble opinion, love is built on communication. Consistent communication is the key ingredient to a healthy relationship, for two hearts to beat in unison.
Am I fast becoming a love cynic or an idealist? Perhaps I tend to rationalize too much?
