well i HAVE to ramble about this. Singaporeans dont empathize disabled people.



it all started when i was on the way home in the MRT after lunch. i was happily listening to BIGBANG's Last Farewell. then the train stopped at Redhill station. then there is this boy boy who came in. he seemed to have down syndrome, by the way he behaves. then people started to move away from him. Boy boy stood in the middle of the carriage. AND THE FUCKING PASSENGERS MOVE AWAY FROM HIM LEAVING MORE THAN A 1 METRE RADIUS. even those people who sat down moved away. WTF LA.



i mean, its not as if he is a monster, or a homicidal maniac. he is still a human, right? how will you feel if people shun away from you? its just how simple-minded you are, and you dont realise the effect on your own actions. every action you did has an effect over some particular person.



In 2003 in Canada, it appeared in the news that the was this girl who had rabbit lips (or whatever you call them). and of course she went for an operation to get her lips done. well, it turned out to be that her lips are in a not so normal shape and her pronunciation and enunciation turns out to be not so clear. people shun her. In school, in the public. The only two people who love her just like any normal human are her parents. Even her siblings despise her. Years and years of shunning went by. She was very negative and had thoughts of suicidal. and it came to her that she MUST die, because everyone dont want to be near her, and she thought "i must be a monster, i should go and die." yes and she killed herself.



you see, your actions bear a heavy responsibility. and that can kill someone.

Just a few weeks back, the new paper had this article on this girl who had eating disorder. She was rather plump back at the past. so people kept on laughing at her obesity. there was even once in primary school when one of her classmate shouted, "Jasmine* is the most ugliest girl in class!" there was a brief moment of silence. after which, the whole class burst into laughter. it feels so terrible to be criticised in front of many people. and because of that, she starved herself everyday. even if she eats food, she will dig her hand into her throat and make them flush out from her mouth. and in just a few months time, she lost more than 40kilograms. i think.

the main point is the way you do things, and the way you are not putting words into consideration of others, (even if its the littlest things) cause big impact on others.

think before you act. please.


*not the real name. 

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