Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Deadly Sin

I should have known this better than anyone else should. I grew up watching my beloved oyaji struggling with the corrupted system namely my beloved country until the point that I really question him,
why r u coming back here? Why can’t we just stay out of here?
Still, I feel part of me torn when I watch where I am now and where some of them now. I know for sure you do not need to be ‘good’ to be rich in this part of the world. I know for sure that only a thin wall that differ my country and some disputed African countries. However, why do I still feel like this? I chose to walk this way and I have to bear all the consequences of my own choice. Today though, I want to blame the system that makes some people like me evades the country and some people like my oyaji lives struggling in the country. I think I need to really just be grateful for what I am now. And I should keep remember my friend’s quote, “with greater knowledge, comes greater responsibility; with higher education, comes greater responsibility to share it with those who cannot have it”.
Sigh…God, please free myself from this envy and greed.

Friday, August 20, 2010

The (BIG) World

10 years old girl asking a lot of question
It's cute everyone love it
Everyone thinks she's smart
Her father patiently answering her questions

25 years old woman asking a lot of question
It's annoying everyone staring at her
Everyone thinks she's childish
Only her father can still patiently answer her questions

Yes, because within 15 years, you can know everything in the world, you can conquer every language there is, you can read every writing system there is, you can experience every culture there is, you can understand every theory there is...