I was actually planning to sleep when I happened to chance upon a Channel U travel programme entitled, "Find Me A Singaporean 2" - this is the second season running, hosted by a Mediacorp's artiste, Belinda Lee.
In my last blog, I mentioned how sometimes we get so engrossed with our "misfortunes" that we actually forget about others who are worst-off than us.
Well, in one of the segments, Belinda followed a fellow Singaporean, a Christian, working in Mongolia, to the home of this old lady who is neglected and in need. When they brought some foodstuff for her, this forgotten individual in society cried continuously.
As you read this, please do not entertain the thought that since this is a TV programme, therefore they have to show such touching scenes to entice viewership.
You may be right but please do not forget that there are actually many of such individuals in this world. Perhaps in Singapore it is hard to imagine these poor souls because we are simply too blest. Even the poor in this island-nation have more compared to those elsewhere in the world, who have nothing at all.
I cried when I watched this programme. You know what the old lady said to Belinda just before they left? She said she was touched by the kind gesture of the TV crew simply because she is deprived of human love.
What are we doing about this? There is already one soul crying out, "Love me!" yet here we are complaining, "Poor me!" I wonder now who is the one in need of compassion and love!
Well, I thought I needed to add this on - "Stop Complaining! Start Loving!"
In my last blog, I mentioned how sometimes we get so engrossed with our "misfortunes" that we actually forget about others who are worst-off than us.
Well, in one of the segments, Belinda followed a fellow Singaporean, a Christian, working in Mongolia, to the home of this old lady who is neglected and in need. When they brought some foodstuff for her, this forgotten individual in society cried continuously.
As you read this, please do not entertain the thought that since this is a TV programme, therefore they have to show such touching scenes to entice viewership.
You may be right but please do not forget that there are actually many of such individuals in this world. Perhaps in Singapore it is hard to imagine these poor souls because we are simply too blest. Even the poor in this island-nation have more compared to those elsewhere in the world, who have nothing at all.
I cried when I watched this programme. You know what the old lady said to Belinda just before they left? She said she was touched by the kind gesture of the TV crew simply because she is deprived of human love.
What are we doing about this? There is already one soul crying out, "Love me!" yet here we are complaining, "Poor me!" I wonder now who is the one in need of compassion and love!
Well, I thought I needed to add this on - "Stop Complaining! Start Loving!"
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