just read an article by Lee Wei Ling on her musing about why genuine giving is just so difficult. coincidentally, her thoughts seem to be in common with mine too - on why special feats and events must be carried out (like a disabled fella travelling hundreds of kilometres) in order for money to be raised.
similarly in Singapore, money have to be spent on celebrity appearances, organising charity shows and getting stuntmen perform heart-stopping feats in order to get more money in.
and there are also similar examples which I have witnessed around me in camp; people will only budge if there is a huge incentive/consequence tied to it.
well, it seems that the idea of genuine giving is highly impractical and only exists in an utopian world. ok, let me change it; it is, not it seems. there are good people around who willingly give - in a form of effort, sweat and time - but there are more "bad" people than good around.
actually, after typing so long I still don't know what I want to drive at. I do hope that there will be more people who actively volunteer and give for the betterment of others, but obviously there are people who don't. I will love to hate them, but they are with me for now, and hence I just suck thumb.
I am not asking for super uber chiong-sua people, but people who have consideration and just clear the rubbish, sweep the floor or arrange the bunk whenever they can instead of constantly going up bunk and sleep at the slightest moment.
