In today’s living environment where everyone is concerned about his or her own well-being, we often stuck in a situation where you have to choose to be just and wise or to save your own ass. Have you ever been in such situation? Well, I have and I can tell you that it is NOT FUN at all.
Lately I have been stuck in such situation where my only defence is myself and I could not bring myself to my own defend, hence everyone else choose to believe otherwise. Silly me, always choked when the time demand that I speak, always in tears when the time demand that I appear strong, and always trying to please everyone and end up beaten, bruised and broken.
I sure do not have some wise advise, good suggestion or way out, but I could I tell you what I always do in that situation, which are:
TRYING TO DO WHAT IS FAIRFair for everyone involves even if it means you have to go and cry it out in darkness or scream it out in silence. Remember that life is already unfair so why would we go and make it more unfair.
TRYING TO TELL THE TRUTHRegardless if people believe you or not, there is always HE who knows that, you are telling the truth. Remember that TRUTH is rare these days, so we have to preserve it and keep its existence.
So, no matter what happen to you in the end, if you do what I do, I can assure you that you will sleep better at night and wake up with a smile on your face. I know that should I have to face the same situation again, I would still do the same.
Wednesday 7 January 2009
The Suburb VS The City
My last two weeks of 2008 was spent with nieces and nephews in the suburb on the east side of Jakarta. The house where I stayed in during the holiday is situated in a small housing complex. Having spent most of my time in the hustle city center of Jakarta, this was quiet an experience for me.
In that housing complex, your neighbours are practically your extended family. You can leave your keys at each other house so you do not have to leave it under the mat or flowers pot; you can share food; you can listen to each other’s grief and/or joy; you can even fight we each other.
What is more interesting to see is that children actually played outside their houses with their kites, bicycle or soccer ball. You could hear them chat, laugh, scream and cry from your porch. The sun are their ally and the rain their companion, the morning birds cheer them and the night crawlers intrigue them. What a rare view indeed, something that you will not be able to see or experience if you live in the city.
So, though I have to stay home most of the time because I was sick, I was actually enjoying these past two weeks. I could say that it was the most interesting holiday that I had in a long time.
In that housing complex, your neighbours are practically your extended family. You can leave your keys at each other house so you do not have to leave it under the mat or flowers pot; you can share food; you can listen to each other’s grief and/or joy; you can even fight we each other.
What is more interesting to see is that children actually played outside their houses with their kites, bicycle or soccer ball. You could hear them chat, laugh, scream and cry from your porch. The sun are their ally and the rain their companion, the morning birds cheer them and the night crawlers intrigue them. What a rare view indeed, something that you will not be able to see or experience if you live in the city.
So, though I have to stay home most of the time because I was sick, I was actually enjoying these past two weeks. I could say that it was the most interesting holiday that I had in a long time.
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