Oh the glitz and the galmour...
All that glitters delights us and tickles our fancy.The high life,filled with fine wines,fast cars and big houses attracts.Society has prospered and everyone is chasing after the high life,where being in the know,or being in the scene,being part of whats hot comes with the high life.Class,credit cards and Calvin Klein matter the most.There is nothing wrong in he pursuit of material wealth,but in the process of obtaining all of these,have we as a society become too shallow and selfish?
I have observed and often to my horror how shallow our society has become.In gaining all the wealth,we have lost our humility as individuals and as a society.When we walk past someone not as well-dressed as we are or maybe not as fashionable as society deems,do we look at the person with disdain?I am sure some of us do.IN schools or in our workplaces,we often exclude those who are not "happening" or cool enough.Humility comes into play here,because when we look at these people,we place ourselves on a pedestal by looking down on them,when in fact,we are not very different then them.We have become so shallow that looks and a person's background is more important in the issue of marriage than the person's character.No doubt,we are all human,and as much as we do not admit it,we go for looks first before character.We have progressed such that money earned is more important than interest in a career.
We have become so selfish that we can only think of ourselves and not of others.We are so selfish that we cannot even allow people to exit from the MRT before we barge our way through.As a society,we have become so inward looking that we do not even realise our hideousness.Everything that concerns our interest,we would sit up and pay attention.But anything that does not concern us,we just do not care.
What is the use of all the wealth,when we degrade as a society?What is the use of the glitz and the glamour when we are so shallow and selfish.Is it really ALL that attractive anyway?Because it doesnt last forever.When the glitter fades,what are we left with?
I have observed and often to my horror how shallow our society has become.In gaining all the wealth,we have lost our humility as individuals and as a society.When we walk past someone not as well-dressed as we are or maybe not as fashionable as society deems,do we look at the person with disdain?I am sure some of us do.IN schools or in our workplaces,we often exclude those who are not "happening" or cool enough.Humility comes into play here,because when we look at these people,we place ourselves on a pedestal by looking down on them,when in fact,we are not very different then them.We have become so shallow that looks and a person's background is more important in the issue of marriage than the person's character.No doubt,we are all human,and as much as we do not admit it,we go for looks first before character.We have progressed such that money earned is more important than interest in a career.
We have become so selfish that we can only think of ourselves and not of others.We are so selfish that we cannot even allow people to exit from the MRT before we barge our way through.As a society,we have become so inward looking that we do not even realise our hideousness.Everything that concerns our interest,we would sit up and pay attention.But anything that does not concern us,we just do not care.
What is the use of all the wealth,when we degrade as a society?What is the use of the glitz and the glamour when we are so shallow and selfish.Is it really ALL that attractive anyway?Because it doesnt last forever.When the glitter fades,what are we left with?
posted by tim at 11:35 PM
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