Whats happening?

Errr Ohkay, since today will be the new start for my blogging part of life...I will keep it pretty simple and short. I guess my blogs now woould not be like all my other blogs from many moons ago.I'll just basically type whatever that pops into my head.So here goes....

Yesterday, I went out with my cousin and her friend to Starbucks. I was sitting quietly and sipping on my Caramel Cream as my cousin and her friend chatted away happily.I wasn't really paying much attention to them but was staring at the other people that were too,sitting and typing on their laptops or just talking. Suddenly, I noticed that most of the customers of Starbucks were staring at some 0ld lady as the old lady stepped into the premise. She looked very old and was limping as I saw her slowly move towards the people there.She was carrying a red plastic cup and she looked thin and at that moment itself,it was so obvious to everyone that she was beggar...I just stared blankly at the people around and what I saw on their faces shocked me...Some guy sitting by the window looked disgusted by the old lady's presence,while the rest looked at the lady like she was some thrash that had entered their space.When she moved to a table and mumbled something to the couple sitting there...They just shooshed her off like a stray cat and continued talking to each other while occasionally turning their heads to look at the old lady and their face showed no mercy at all.Shortly after that,a tall Starbucks waiter walked out and mumbled to the old lady something inaudible since I was sitting quite far away.Then,without a sound...the old lady limped her way out of the shop and all the customers at Starbucks went back to their chitter chattering.What I saw on their faces were the smuggish,unmerciful grin.I felt the need to blog about this incident right away.

In my 17 years old mind, I wondered if the people at Starbucks even felt a wee bit of pity for the old lady...Did the thought of the old lady being hungry even popped in their shallow and selfish head?Did they ever think that the old lady might be a mother but her child has abandoned her?Did it ever cross their mind that the old lady might be sad and lonely everyday?How would they feel if they were in her shoes?Would they still be so ignorant?

I know that Starbucks don't allow beggars in their premise for a reason,and that is that so beggars would not scare their customers away...But then again...why is it that the customers feel so disgusted by the old lady?After all,she's still human and she needs comfort and food.She may not be as lucky as most of us...So why put on the smuggish face instead of offering her some money for food?

What is happening to the people nowadays?Have we all lost ourself in our own pride and wealth?Don't the old mean anything to us young people anymore?Don't they need shelter as much as we do?Then why don't the rich put in more money for charity to built homes for the homeless instead of splashing their cash on branded goods that goes out of fashion so quickly?Why not help others instead of buying more Prada bags or Mercedes cars?Are we all blinded?I admit that eventhough I did not do anything for the old lady,at least I didn't feel disgusted by her presence and I do my little part of charity when people from the welfare home comes to ask for donation...

Why don't we all put in some effort to help the homeless live through another day with at least a thought that someone actually cares...

Thats all ya'll.