Hello there everyone!
Yes I know I know, it's been a millennium (in blogosphere timing) that I have posted something.
My bad, I'm not very reliable that way ;p
Many things have happened since the last time I posted, been busy with life, work and other stuff.
I was doing my ICT for a a couple of weeks, and boy was that eventful.
Because I was in uniform, someone actually thought I was a reliable guy. Oh well it was a compliment in a weird way I guess.
This particular incident might be something that will stay with me for life.
This lady approached me because she saw someone fall/jump off a building. No, seriously.
The poor woman was so distraught and searching for someone to help when she spotted me.
So I became a 2nd hand witness, and of course I did what any normal person would do and called the ambulance and cops.
What disturbed me was that there was someone else on the scene. A first hand witness.
I believe she was staff of that particular building. She was standing right beside me when I was calling the ambulance. So naturally I looked at her, "Are you calling the police?"
"No, I'm calling Property (or some other term which I can't recall now. She was calling the building management)."
There was a colleague or something of hers somewhere nearby, looking at the spot where the poor guy fell. Her first reaction was to yell "Stop taking pictures. Nothing is going out on social media!"
I do applaud her dedication to her work. I would totally hire her.
But hello, someone might have just lost his life, and instead of calling for help you are more interested in stopping it from spreading on social media?
Makes me wonder. What is the cost of us living in this metropolitan city, with Ferraris and Lamborghinis commonplace along our roads? With every other person I see wearing a Panerai or IWC (the very 2 brands which I will never buy, more on that if I ever get in the mood for it)? With even government housing crossing the million dollar mark?
What happened to our humanity?
Our empathy?
Our respect for life?
Our love for our species?
Dear friends, do take this moment to think about your priorities in life.
There is a serious lack of human emotion, and from this incident I feel that for the majority of us, all our energy is focused on money, status and power.
This might be the reason why I've never felt at home in my own country and have always thought of migrating. Well, maybe not the only reason, but definitely one of them.
Sleep on it friends.
For the short time that we spend alive, let's make sure that we are living, feeling beings.
P.S : This wasn't reported on the news, and this forum discussion was the only info I could find.
Signing off,
The Lunatic
