Complexity meets simplicity..
I am irked by the behaviour of certain ugly Singaporeans. Indeed it does not pay to be kind at times. On my way to an appointment, I chanced upon this little girl of 3 years old at Terminal 3. She was crying her eyes out as she had lost her way. No one stopped to help her though apparently she is looking very frightened. Feeling sorry for her, I stopped and asked her what happened and if she knows where her family is. She just kept crying for her mummy and could not answer any of the questions I asked. I brought her to the information counter which was two levels up. As she was afraid of the ladies at the information counter, I stayed with her until her sister arrived upon hearing the page through the intercom. Ridiculously, the girl was kind of upset at me. She was like saying what was her sister doing up here. I explained to her that I had seen her sister crying for her mummy and because she did not know where her family was, I brought her up to the information counter so that they can make an announcement. Not sure if she even understood my words because she was still complaining (in Mandarin) to her boyfriend about the entire episode. Excuse me?! It's alright if you dont appreciate other people's help, at the very least you do not push the blame to the person and behave as if the person has abducted your sister. I help people not because I am a busybody or I hanker after the "thank-you". But of course there are some insecure people who may misinterpret it and look upon a well-meaning person with distrust. duh.. Sadly, our society is increasingly lacking in graciousness and social etiquette. sigh.. But of course this is not going to daunt me from helping other people in future. In any case, I wasnt looking to be praised or commended.
Someone was asking if I am able to sense it when a person doesnt seem to feel like talking. Not sure if I am being sensitive or if the question was meant to mock me?? Apparently, I have been very unresponsive to certain people of late. I know it is evil but sometimes I really just cant be bothered while other times I am just too busy to reply to messages. Sounds irresponsible of me I guess. One thing to clarify though, no matter how busy I am, I still make it a point to reply to messages which are critical. As for those issues that are inconsequential, I see no point in taking time out to reply when I am already pressed for time. Unless I am free, which is when I will reply to all messages, other times I am rather selective. Taking into account that messages are not totally free, being the practical me, why should I reply to messages which I think are overly mundane? If I were to tell out my life story, from the littlest things, I would much prefer saying it out face-to-face rather than through mediated communication. Obviously, some people dont see it the same way.
