What About Now
my initial intentions was to blog about the funny/interesting news I've read about on the Straits Times but upon scouring over Digital Life today to see what songs to download from the Top 10 most downloaded songs, I changed my mind instead and decided to blog about more meaningful things instead. it's also a personal reflection or sorts of how ignorant and selfish I had become.
I came across this fantastic video of Daughtry and the song is called What About Now. seeing the video makes me feel sad.. in a way, it was quite relevant to today. and it highlights the world's ignorance (as well as mine).. =/
the fact is, the world is ignorant. the number of assistance given to the poor/needy is no doubt not enough to meet the assistance required. I searched about the world hunger problem and the facts/figures and statistics in this site states that "Every 3.6 SECONDS, someone dies of hunger, Every year, 15 MILLION children die of hunger and for the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day, for 5 YEARS"
while I'm uncertain of how up-to-date/reliable this info is, I'm quite sure it provides a rough estimate to the unaccurate measured figures (I say that because I guess such figures are difficult to measure, I'm sure some cases are left "uncounted") and my thoughts after viewing the video is that regrettably, although we all know how very blessed we are and how unfortunate other people are, it seems like often, we do not really care. we're ignorant. we choose to put the fact that we can help them at the back of our minds- we are selfish in thinking, always so caught up in our own life and world.. drowning in our own little problems when as compared to other people in the world, we're so much more blessed..
it's true.. a large part of the world's population is ignorant/selfish. and even I regrettably admit that I am guilty of that. this video must be the final wake-up call to me to reflect on things because it made me realize how ignorant I have became. it's so qiao that just earlier today, I regret to say that I was selfish. on my way to school, I alighted a bus and there was this blind woman with a stick near me.. I saw her when I was alighting the bus and walking towards the bridge opposite of my school. However, I chose to walk on by although I knew she might need help at the staircase. part of me wanted to help her, and I knew that was the right thing to do but instead, I walked on, kinda pretending I didn't see her.. I felt like hell after choosing to be ignorant. I didn't even dare turn back to see how she was. I felt like I was doing a wrong because I simply chose to be ignorant. it's like you can help but you didn't help.
I am ignorant, just like the many other people in the world today. I wanted to do volunteer work, but I'm just sitting ducks at home. it's ironic though, that years ago when I attended a Campus Crusade event in TP, I picked up a tag (you're supposed to draw different tags from a box or whatever, and share what you have picked up. I forgot it's for what purpose) and it says "Make A Difference in Someone's Life". I remember at that time after I read the tag I've picked up, I felt special already..the words was so meaningful as compared to other tags. I was thinking "Awww!! this is fate! this is what I wanted to do for the longest time! and my picking up just further proves that I should go get my butt up to do something to make a difference!!" but hell, so many years passed and I didn't even directly make a difference in anyone's life? =/ my life is full of unrealised dreams and desires.
having said that, I really admire those people/associations featured (even those not mentioned) in the video. they are inspiring, they gave up their jobs, spent their precious time to care for the under priviledged. they chose not to be ignorant like their counterparts, and they tried to make a difference, even though there's no recognition, no reward.. imagine if most of us did what they did, we could feed the hungry. imagine if we could make use of those people who spent most of their time online (example: me) to do more meaningful/volunteer work instead- there could be less suffering!! but sadly, the majority of us all are just sitting ducks at home being ignorant while the world (the natural world which we're just eating away into its resources at, and polluting) and its people are suffering..
it's just sad thinking about it. if only we all should change the ways which we usually seek satisfaction (like through material wants, recognition etc).. what if instead we chose to get satisfaction from the knowledge/experience that you know you making a difference when you're helping others? that way, you can satisfy yourself whilst helping others too (and kill two birds with one stone) that would be great but it'd take a whole lot of brain-washing and selfless thinking..haha..
so what happens for me now after realising my ignorance and other people's ignorance..? I don't know. where do I start? I hate to procrastinate things I want to do any longer.. I want to be a go-getter and independent person, I want to slowly strive to be a better person, and be more conscious, less oblivious to things. I want to be appreciative of what I have and never be arrogant or proud, and I never want to forget that people elsewhere have it worst - I want to be strong, to preservere, having that "never give up" attitude. at the end of it all, I hope that in my life, I want to make some difference..
..aHh.. I'm tired..after reflection I now know where I stand and what I can improve or do.. I shall end off with the lyrics of What About Now lyrics and my random blabbering ideas I've got from the video/this entry writing (it almost feels like those times when I wrote poems again)..
Daughtry - What About Now
Shadows fill an empty heart
As love is fading,
From all the things that we are
But are not saying.
Can we see beyond the scars
And make it to the dawn?
Change the colors of the sky.
And open up to
The ways you made me feel alive,
The ways I loved you.
For all the things that never died,
To make it through the night,
Love will find you.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
The sun is breaking in your eyes
To start a new day.
This broken heart can still survive
With a touch of your grace.
Shadows fade into the light.
I am by your side,
Where love will find you.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love, it never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
Now that we're here,
Now that we've come this far,
Just hold on.
There is nothing to fear,
For I am right beside you.
For all my life,
I am yours.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
Baby, before it's too late,
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
---------------------------------
The uncertain future
the future may seem uncertain to us, as we all inevitably worry for tomorrow,
what we'll do, how we've become
but the irony is we are the blessed who have almost everything
but what about those whose future seem even more uncertain for them?
the hungry do not know when their next meals will come, when they'll die,
the improvished cannot help themselves, who will help them?
are there any future left for them?
Can you still afford to be ignorant after being In their shoes?
It could be you and me, but it wasn't.
Count our blessings? Sleep, drink and be merry?
It is sad just witnessing/thinking about the dreaded circle of poverty
but if we do not sincerely put ourselves in their shoes,
no doubt, we'd still to a large extnet be ignorant, because we will never know what's it like to be them until we experience what they're going through
Different Rights?
haven't the poor have the right to lead a better life too?
we're all humans too. comrades in this world who're just born into different destinies
the poor can't help themselves unless they get assistance, after which, they can start helping themselves
Who are We? How different are we from them?
just who are we? how did we become what we are? why is there the divide?
it can't be explained. only God knows why..(and I wonder just what is God thinking when He looks down on us from above today?)
perhaps it's like what I learnt in sociology
society, the environment, the conditions we grew up in are the thngs that shapes us
we are not mere puppets, but society determines who we are
the poor leads a simple life and has simple needs, and little things can make them happy while the rich needs more to be satisfied
just how different are we from them? biologically? mentally? luck or destiny?
who will give them their rights?
Agape Love
unconditional love.
do share a little love with someone today, and grow that someone's life
spread the love, make a difference
before it's too late
because it's never too late
I came across this fantastic video of Daughtry and the song is called What About Now. seeing the video makes me feel sad.. in a way, it was quite relevant to today. and it highlights the world's ignorance (as well as mine).. =/
the fact is, the world is ignorant. the number of assistance given to the poor/needy is no doubt not enough to meet the assistance required. I searched about the world hunger problem and the facts/figures and statistics in this site states that "Every 3.6 SECONDS, someone dies of hunger, Every year, 15 MILLION children die of hunger and for the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day, for 5 YEARS"
while I'm uncertain of how up-to-date/reliable this info is, I'm quite sure it provides a rough estimate to the unaccurate measured figures (I say that because I guess such figures are difficult to measure, I'm sure some cases are left "uncounted") and my thoughts after viewing the video is that regrettably, although we all know how very blessed we are and how unfortunate other people are, it seems like often, we do not really care. we're ignorant. we choose to put the fact that we can help them at the back of our minds- we are selfish in thinking, always so caught up in our own life and world.. drowning in our own little problems when as compared to other people in the world, we're so much more blessed..
it's true.. a large part of the world's population is ignorant/selfish. and even I regrettably admit that I am guilty of that. this video must be the final wake-up call to me to reflect on things because it made me realize how ignorant I have became. it's so qiao that just earlier today, I regret to say that I was selfish. on my way to school, I alighted a bus and there was this blind woman with a stick near me.. I saw her when I was alighting the bus and walking towards the bridge opposite of my school. However, I chose to walk on by although I knew she might need help at the staircase. part of me wanted to help her, and I knew that was the right thing to do but instead, I walked on, kinda pretending I didn't see her.. I felt like hell after choosing to be ignorant. I didn't even dare turn back to see how she was. I felt like I was doing a wrong because I simply chose to be ignorant. it's like you can help but you didn't help.
I am ignorant, just like the many other people in the world today. I wanted to do volunteer work, but I'm just sitting ducks at home. it's ironic though, that years ago when I attended a Campus Crusade event in TP, I picked up a tag (you're supposed to draw different tags from a box or whatever, and share what you have picked up. I forgot it's for what purpose) and it says "Make A Difference in Someone's Life". I remember at that time after I read the tag I've picked up, I felt special already..the words was so meaningful as compared to other tags. I was thinking "Awww!! this is fate! this is what I wanted to do for the longest time! and my picking up just further proves that I should go get my butt up to do something to make a difference!!" but hell, so many years passed and I didn't even directly make a difference in anyone's life? =/ my life is full of unrealised dreams and desires.
having said that, I really admire those people/associations featured (even those not mentioned) in the video. they are inspiring, they gave up their jobs, spent their precious time to care for the under priviledged. they chose not to be ignorant like their counterparts, and they tried to make a difference, even though there's no recognition, no reward.. imagine if most of us did what they did, we could feed the hungry. imagine if we could make use of those people who spent most of their time online (example: me) to do more meaningful/volunteer work instead- there could be less suffering!! but sadly, the majority of us all are just sitting ducks at home being ignorant while the world (the natural world which we're just eating away into its resources at, and polluting) and its people are suffering..
it's just sad thinking about it. if only we all should change the ways which we usually seek satisfaction (like through material wants, recognition etc).. what if instead we chose to get satisfaction from the knowledge/experience that you know you making a difference when you're helping others? that way, you can satisfy yourself whilst helping others too (and kill two birds with one stone) that would be great but it'd take a whole lot of brain-washing and selfless thinking..haha..
so what happens for me now after realising my ignorance and other people's ignorance..? I don't know. where do I start? I hate to procrastinate things I want to do any longer.. I want to be a go-getter and independent person, I want to slowly strive to be a better person, and be more conscious, less oblivious to things. I want to be appreciative of what I have and never be arrogant or proud, and I never want to forget that people elsewhere have it worst - I want to be strong, to preservere, having that "never give up" attitude. at the end of it all, I hope that in my life, I want to make some difference..
..aHh.. I'm tired..after reflection I now know where I stand and what I can improve or do.. I shall end off with the lyrics of What About Now lyrics and my random blabbering ideas I've got from the video/this entry writing (it almost feels like those times when I wrote poems again)..
Daughtry - What About Now
Shadows fill an empty heart
As love is fading,
From all the things that we are
But are not saying.
Can we see beyond the scars
And make it to the dawn?
Change the colors of the sky.
And open up to
The ways you made me feel alive,
The ways I loved you.
For all the things that never died,
To make it through the night,
Love will find you.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
The sun is breaking in your eyes
To start a new day.
This broken heart can still survive
With a touch of your grace.
Shadows fade into the light.
I am by your side,
Where love will find you.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love, it never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
Now that we're here,
Now that we've come this far,
Just hold on.
There is nothing to fear,
For I am right beside you.
For all my life,
I am yours.
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
What about now?
What about today?
What if you're making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it's lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it's too late,
Baby, before it's too late,
Baby, before it's too late,
What about now?
---------------------------------
The uncertain future
the future may seem uncertain to us, as we all inevitably worry for tomorrow,
what we'll do, how we've become
but the irony is we are the blessed who have almost everything
but what about those whose future seem even more uncertain for them?
the hungry do not know when their next meals will come, when they'll die,
the improvished cannot help themselves, who will help them?
are there any future left for them?
Can you still afford to be ignorant after being In their shoes?
It could be you and me, but it wasn't.
Count our blessings? Sleep, drink and be merry?
It is sad just witnessing/thinking about the dreaded circle of poverty
but if we do not sincerely put ourselves in their shoes,
no doubt, we'd still to a large extnet be ignorant, because we will never know what's it like to be them until we experience what they're going through
Different Rights?
haven't the poor have the right to lead a better life too?
we're all humans too. comrades in this world who're just born into different destinies
the poor can't help themselves unless they get assistance, after which, they can start helping themselves
Who are We? How different are we from them?
just who are we? how did we become what we are? why is there the divide?
it can't be explained. only God knows why..(and I wonder just what is God thinking when He looks down on us from above today?)
perhaps it's like what I learnt in sociology
society, the environment, the conditions we grew up in are the thngs that shapes us
we are not mere puppets, but society determines who we are
the poor leads a simple life and has simple needs, and little things can make them happy while the rich needs more to be satisfied
just how different are we from them? biologically? mentally? luck or destiny?
who will give them their rights?
Agape Love
unconditional love.
do share a little love with someone today, and grow that someone's life
spread the love, make a difference
before it's too late
because it's never too late
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