these days, i must admit my heightened awareness of the sufferings as a result of the triple disaster in japan made me sense things in very different light.
for example, i was having a japanese dinner earlier on... and as i ate, it struck me that the victims of the disaster was suffering and most had little or nothing to eat... and i felt a little guilty... of cos, admittedly, at one point, several thoughts related to radiation went through my mind, and these include - oh, is this food tainted with nuclear radiation?... hmmm, will the restaurant put up adverts proclaiming that they are selling non-japanese/ radiation-safe produce yet cooked in such a way that is identical to how a japanese would cook it... i felt a little sad thinking about it...
and just a couple of minutes ago, i saw how a friend capitalizing on the earth hour to promote his business... and i thought, my goodness, there are people who are really suffering in darkness in japan now and here we are commercializing such an event that is founded on very noble purpose... and worst still, making such event so celebratory...
hmmmmm...
think i need to not draw and join too many dots unnecessarily...
life is stressful enough!
:-)
for example, i was having a japanese dinner earlier on... and as i ate, it struck me that the victims of the disaster was suffering and most had little or nothing to eat... and i felt a little guilty... of cos, admittedly, at one point, several thoughts related to radiation went through my mind, and these include - oh, is this food tainted with nuclear radiation?... hmmm, will the restaurant put up adverts proclaiming that they are selling non-japanese/ radiation-safe produce yet cooked in such a way that is identical to how a japanese would cook it... i felt a little sad thinking about it...
and just a couple of minutes ago, i saw how a friend capitalizing on the earth hour to promote his business... and i thought, my goodness, there are people who are really suffering in darkness in japan now and here we are commercializing such an event that is founded on very noble purpose... and worst still, making such event so celebratory...
hmmmmm...
think i need to not draw and join too many dots unnecessarily...
life is stressful enough!
:-)
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