Lately, I've been feeling bouts of restlessness in me. The need to do something earth-shaking and history-making has been welling up in me. I do not know exactly why, but it's just that it's there.
Reading the news about the terror attacks in Mumbai and the political unrest in Bangkok makes me want to go and help those people who needs help, to alleviate those in suffering; to reconcile those who need to have peace brokered into them. Yet, I do not need to look far to try and make a difference in the life of others. If you seen a person on the streets, looking as though he/she did not have a decent meal in a while, would you just look the other way? No, I do not believe that human beings as a whole are so apathetic. However, we can be part of the "Crowd effect" syndrome. That means that if there are a crowd of people around a person in need, they'll expect others to be the one to offer their help instead.
For me, I reject this notion that others will help instead. For if we do not take the first step, who will be the one to take it? So as people, we must not forget the basic foundation of what we are meant to be, which is to love.
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