So yeah, I think the question "Money or happiness?" pretty much gets everyone thinking. This question is no stranger to everyone coz I bet theres always a point in your life where you get asked or thought of that question...
But seriously, would you choose money over happiness or happiness over money? And I'm saying happiness as in every different aspect of it, like being happy with someone you love or happy with what you have or where you are in life. Well, if you're wondering why I'm blogging bout this out of nowhere, its because something happened today in my family that triggered this thought. But I'm not gonna go into detail about what happened for privacy's sake.
Anyway, back to the topic... Would you choose money or happiness?
Is money really everything and money is the only thing you need to survive in this cruel cruel world or can help you go by day by day with no other worries? Does it control your life? I know money is important... But you know, they print money everyday and theres lots of it in the world...And people work real hard for it so they can support their lifestyle or family. Is money so important that you can sacrifice your love or happiness just for it? Are we really becoming that negative and greedy?
Happiness- What makes you happy? Is it being with the one you love and not caring what other people think? Is it living with just enough and although at times you might not have enough to buy all the luxuries you want, you still feel contented with what you have. Happiness happiness happiness... Can money buy happiness? I think not.
When I think of life, I always wonder...Why is money so damned precious and since they print it everyday, why can't we just share and everyone has the same amount of money and same pay so we can all work together to get what we want and still be happy at the end of the day? We should be able to live with the ones we love without worrying about how low their pay may be as we all have the same. Why can't things stop being so expensive and when things get expensive, why doesn't the people's pay rise too? Is it worth being lonely and stressing about work everyday just for money? Don't you think we deserve to love someone that doesn't earn much and not be judged for it?
Honestly, I think happiness is so much more important than money. Money you can always earn but happiness is hard to find. When you do find that special kind of happiness, don't ever ever let it go for money as once you let go...You may never find it again.
And if you're happy with a someone, but still many disapprove or disagree, I'll be the one that will tell you to do what you're happy with and what other people feel or think doesn't matter. Because its your happiness and not their's. So ignore what they say and just go do what you want as theres always a light at the end of the tunnel. =)
Will be back to blog soon.Love ya and take care.
P.S: For parents, you should let your children do things that make them happy and not try to defy their beliefs instead. If your children makes a decision and it makes them happy, then its the greatest thing for them. And if they suffer from the consequences of their actions, they will mature and know what is good for them and what is not. Peace!
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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.
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.
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