"I love you", is probably one of the most-heard phrases whenever we watch any movies, especially those from westerner producers. But how many of us have ever truly try to figure out the real meaning behind this phrase?
Love and passion seems two very easy words. However, to practice and reflect them in our daily lives is a big challenge. I would say, maybe, in the past it was a lot more easier when the world wasn't as competitive as now, and everyone seemed to be living in a less-stressed society.
On this fine Saturday morning, I decide to wake up earlier and ride my bike to a cafeteria not far away for my breakfast with my family. The place is crowded with people who are busy buying veges and some cooking ingredients. Some are having breakfast in the full-housed coffee shop. So this is the main reason why I choose to use my bike instead of driving, knowing well of the traffic condition at the morning-market (or we call it in Malay language pasar pagi).
As I am reading my newspaper, a loud car-honking is heard. It is a long and loud honk. I notice a middle-aged man is trying to reverse his parked car (Car A) from a parking lot. His path is obstructed by another car (Car B) which is parked behind him. The driver of Car B is nowhere to be seen. After few attempts of effort-wasting honks, he gets out from his car, Car A. Angrily, he spits onto Car B. Not only that, he also kicks, punches and slams Car B. Noticing there are a lot of eyesight fallen on him now, his action grows bolder. He jumps on the car's bonnet, jumping up and down. After he angrily torturing Car B, finally the owner of Car B returns. Embarrassed plus shyly, she quickly drives off.
Now, a small case like this could create such an unhappy event. It is hard to imagine what would happen on the road when more-serious disputes happened. There has been a news saying that a driver's hand was chopped off just because he sounded his honk to wake up a drunk driver who was driving dangerously. Drivers got beaten up because of traffic light dispute, and many more.
The world needs much more attention than we could imagine. While everyone is busy dashing through our daily lives which we often regard as "the most important", we tend to neglect those minor details that each and everyone of us could contribute in making our earth a better place to live in.
Maybe it's time for us to stop for a while and ponder on, "What can I contribute or what bad habit should I get rid of to be more attentive and loving towards the society?" If we find ourselves too busy to start-off, then how do we expect others to change?
Cheers, for a better world!
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