must not have been way past 9. Looking outside the window pane,
an ambulance passing by catches my glance,
rings an alarm bell in my head, and there, my eyes start following the ambulance,
silent prayers in my head, I wonder if the injured/ailing person would be fine by the end of the day
And then, I see something which I might have seen a lot in the past, much to my dismay
the driver, is he really struggling to make a way?I take another look to confirm my thoughts. Another look to clarify my doubts.
It was true, the driver's still struggling... for people are too tied
to notice anything other their busy selves.
In an instant, I am no longer silent, thoughts storming loud and clear out of my head.
Not all of us are like that, but hard to not notice those who are
And.. this scene, tell me if it's not oft seen?What has happened to us?
Were we always like this,
is it just that I'm looking at it from this angle for the first time?
Too difficult to go the extra mile for an ambulance of all the things?
Can we not make way for a ailing/dying person?
Have we stopped caring? Did we never in the first place?
What is it....? Really, what is it?
Will your boss not understand?
The less-than-two-minutes in our cars that we can no longer stand?
I frankly don't have an answer to these questions.. therefore, the blog... post!
Though I know one thing for sure, it makes me sad, mad, silent, and indifferent -- all of it at once.
Another realization: Something was/is dying inside, the 'we-will-be-there-for-you' saying might not be all true... after all!
What's important is that with the realization, there is this resolution... I'll not let this be, we'll not let it be?
Let's get an answer, let's get an answer?
Results: Even if ten people think of how grave the situation is... and one decides to make some way...
Even if it saves even one life in a ten thousand that might be affected this way...
We know.. we have hope to be happy somewhere,
Think about it: will the blessings from the ailing person not make up for those less-than-ten-minutes of our day?
the dying feeling inside me and maybe many of us will resurface and take a new lease of life... and reassure the faith in humanity and the thought that we're together even in our loneliness.
Ending thought: Together we can, and we should make a difference!