Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Helping Hand


Have you ever wondered why some have both eyes functioning effectively, while others can not even tell the colour of the shining sun?
Have you ever wondered why some people are lucky to have two legs while some are being pushed in wheelchairs?
Have you ever wondered why some eat to their heart's content and get so plump, while some can not find dustbins from where they would pick their meals from?
Have you even thought of how lucky you are to be reading this, while some are long gone and maggots of the earth consume what remains of their already decayed bodies?
In all our comfort, we forget that amongst us, there are people who do not have half of half of the opportunities we do.
We do not realise how much would die to eat from the scraps that are left on our plates
Seeing people who can afford to go on holidays, and travel round the world and enjoy life to it's fullest and realising that there are people who do not value these things but worry more about what would make them survive till the next day, makes me bitter.
Seeing children who have eaten so much and are very plump and realising that there are also children who are dying of hunger and are just walking skeletons.
It makes me realise how unequal the world is, and how unbalanced the means of survival are distributed.
The life of comfort is a struggle and it is the lazy that suffer and are left behind.
As from this moment, may we all join hands together to fight against the life we don't deserve and the life we would not wish to live.
Let us relieve our fellow man from the burden which he carries by offering a helping hand and make a significant difference in the lives of many.
This journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, but let's make it in the right direction.
Help the way you would like to be helped if you were in that situation...Let's help to wipe the tears that roll out from the eyes of the poor and needy.

4 comments:

  1. oguola stufff....."not enough means"
    nice though!!!

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  2. does anyone think the world can ever be equal? Do you REALLY believe that we can all be equally wealthy, equally alright? Those who walk around with full stomachs do have their own worries, their own doubts and insecurities...is this world fair?

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  3. I am not fighting for everyone to be swimming in Diamonds. I am fighting so that, a great majority of the poor would attain a certain level of comfort. Note the fact that I said, A great majority, meaning almost everyone but NOT everyone. The whole world cannot be living on equal standards.

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  4. I know that's what your saying....I was just looking at it from a different angle as you. I TOTALLY agree with you. I totally wrote it with the wrong note. I meant it in a sad, kinda-puzzling way. No criticsm here dude. I even put this particular note up on another website and reffered it to this blog.

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