Hmm... Just had this interesting thought yesterday as I took a bus ride home. It makes me wonder about the kind of fast paced life we are living. So fast that we don't even realise or have the time to realise the speed of society we are living in...
I boarded 67. The driver was good. Haha. Good in the sense that he drove rather fast. It is amazing that when you are in the bus, wanting to go home, you always love it when the bus driver speeds. On other times though, I'll just mumble to myself, what a mad driver, hope there isn't going to be an accident. By realising this thought to myself, I realised that I myself is part of this society whereby we yearn for things to be done quickly, in an efficient way.
Then, as the bus sped down bukit timah road, we passed by a bus stop. As we sped pass it, I caught sight of an old lady suddenly jerking up as though the seat was electrified. She waved frantically, but it was too late. The bus driver didn't notice and stop the bus for her. She must have been feeling rather fustrated. See what happens when you can't get your focus off the things you are looking out for? There you go... It disappears. Everything in this society is like zooming past us. If you aren't on a lookout for the things you are looking for, there it goes.
Interestingly, as we travelled futher down, the bus driver was speeding on. I was saying to myself, " That's so cool!! First time reach home so early, MUHAHAHAHA.." Just then, in a distance, I saw a woman in a bus stop waving for the bus driver to stop. But the bus driver was too pre occupied in his speeding that he drove pass the bus stop without even looking!!! I saw the woman's face of dismay. This time, the bus driver is the one not in alert. Imagine the demands of this society. You've got a job, you have to do it properly. No one can tolerate mistakes here. Imagine if the bus driver received a complain from his manager, he would have gotten a shelling. The society is unforgiving, many a times. You've got to learn to survive, by keeping yourself on your feet at all times...
I myself am feeling this kind of pressure. It isn't a good or bad thing. It is just something that we all have to face. Sometimes, it do suck the life out of me. I feel drained. But I will face up to it. This is what life is all about. Facing challenges, meeting demands. I would just really hope that through this entry, we will be able to slow ourselves down at times. Every morning, when I sit in my father's car, I would look up to the morning sky. So beautiful. I once heard from somebody that Singapore has the most beautiful sky in the world. I can't agree more to that. How often do you look up into the sky? Do you find yourself turning your heads frantically to the things around you that you seldom realise the beauty above you? Do you look for satisfication from the things AROUND you, rather than the things ABOVE you? Take a different prespective at times. Trust me, it is really refreshing and I enjoy it, very much......
"平静是生活的动力......"
quote: Lim Young :P