15th October 2005 Saturday

Have you ever wondered why when a three year old kid whom you have never met before offer you a sweet, you will eat it without any hesitation but why when another adult does the same thing, you will reject? Is it because of the trust in the innocence of the kid that made you convinced that he or she has no other motive behind the offer? Or is it simply you have seen too much people fall into the trap of adults that made you reject that adult? If so, does it mean that human character significantly flawed in the process of growing up? Why can't the grown up world be a world where there are no hidden motives, no sacarsm, no hypocriticism? Why can't the grown up world be a world where everyone is true and speaks their mind? Is it because of the inert need within us to excel in the cold cold world that made us unable to speak our minds? Is it the inert need in us to extinguish all that stand in our way that made some of us betray our fellow humankind and even our own conscience on the route to success?

You might think that I am exaggerating but think about it this way. Have you ever spoke something that is not what you are feeling but what others wanted to hear? You would have probably done so if you have attended any interview sessions before. Have you ever been extremely kind to a person with a motive before? Most of us will hate to admit it but sadly, all of us do these to some extent or another. Have you ever feel been hurt by another person's sacarsm? You probably do.

Why can't we maintain our childhood pureness and innocence through the growing up process? Why can't kindness be just kindness and not some other thing with a motive behind? Why can't hate be just hate and not disguised as a smile on the front and a stab in the back? Why can't feelings be just shown and not hidden within our hearts? In such a world, it is no wonder that every child that grows up yearns to be a child again. This is our world. A world where all of us live in. Why must humans make things difficult for their own kind? The world could really be a very very very simple and pleasant place to live in so long as everyone puts in the effort.