UNGRATEFUL THOUGHTS
i have not always been very grateful with what i have. sometimes, i wish that i have parents who can understand me better, siblings who are more caring, friends who are less idiotic and neighbours who are cuter and PLU-er (eheh..). but most of all, i always wish that i am hunkier (i know - i'm shallow)
watching oprah last sunday night has somehow made me realise (yet again) how lucky i am. how blessed i am with what i have. and this includes my physical being. one of her guests last night was this guy who was born without arms and legs. he had this thing called congenital amputation. i have to admit that he looked a bit abnormal (not having arms and legs and all) but you can really see that he has learned to accept his condition as it is and decided to move on with life. he did not use his disability as an excuse not to enjoy life. he can write, type, shave, brush his teeth and play sports. watching him on the show (full of life and all) made me stop and think - i am an ungrateful b*stard for complaining so much all this while. here is one guy who has every right to feel bad and blame the world for being born the way he was born and yet he probably has a much more positive outlook on life than me! i silently complain about my looks every time i look into the mirror. i wish that my eyes are bigger, my teeth are straighter and my jaws are more defined (to name a few). i really should just knock my own head with something the next time i do this. and the truth is after watching the show, everytime i look into the mirror - i have learned to appreciate more what i have and be grateful for it...
watching shows like oprah and bersamamu (on tv3) humbles you. it really says "hey.. you think god hasn't given u enough? think again." and it makes you more willing to share what you have with other people who are not lucky enough to have what you have.
ps: i suddenly realise that what i wrote sounded a bit poyo. just bear with me ok - i'm in one of those moods... well, it's my blog anyway! heheheh...
watching oprah last sunday night has somehow made me realise (yet again) how lucky i am. how blessed i am with what i have. and this includes my physical being. one of her guests last night was this guy who was born without arms and legs. he had this thing called congenital amputation. i have to admit that he looked a bit abnormal (not having arms and legs and all) but you can really see that he has learned to accept his condition as it is and decided to move on with life. he did not use his disability as an excuse not to enjoy life. he can write, type, shave, brush his teeth and play sports. watching him on the show (full of life and all) made me stop and think - i am an ungrateful b*stard for complaining so much all this while. here is one guy who has every right to feel bad and blame the world for being born the way he was born and yet he probably has a much more positive outlook on life than me! i silently complain about my looks every time i look into the mirror. i wish that my eyes are bigger, my teeth are straighter and my jaws are more defined (to name a few). i really should just knock my own head with something the next time i do this. and the truth is after watching the show, everytime i look into the mirror - i have learned to appreciate more what i have and be grateful for it...
watching shows like oprah and bersamamu (on tv3) humbles you. it really says "hey.. you think god hasn't given u enough? think again." and it makes you more willing to share what you have with other people who are not lucky enough to have what you have.
ps: i suddenly realise that what i wrote sounded a bit poyo. just bear with me ok - i'm in one of those moods... well, it's my blog anyway! heheheh...
5 Comments:
aiyooo...sejak bile plak complexed nout ur looks nie???But like u said lah, some people are less lucky than u. Nwy, each person is different, what u think to be a flaw on urself might as well be a charm for someone... :)
By Anonymous, at December 20, 2005 4:53 PM
hah. tau takpe. itu saje komen saya. hehe.
By Anonymous, at December 20, 2005 5:44 PM
bersama mu can be a bit too much!
i know i am a bad person that sometimes i turned to another channel because i cannot bear to see their suffering! sigh...
i just dont understand where my tax money is going to?
maybe for rafidah to buy herself another ferrari perhaps!?
My Blog... Kenapa?
By AdamIsmadi, at December 21, 2005 8:57 AM
Agree with adam...
I dislike watching bersamamu coz it's a bit too much. The way nufarahin or whoever it is narrates the situation makes the whole show to be over-dramatized. No need to create the pretentious "sad" voice okay. Just tell the story in a normal manner sudahla. Dari rasa kesian, tukar jadi menyampah pulak.
By Anonymous, at December 21, 2005 9:39 AM
to me, the presentation of the cases on bersamamu can of course be improved. the questions they ask could be less stereotypical. the narration (i agree) could have been less dramatised. and tak payah la tunjuk budak2 tu baca buku teks malam2... i don't mean to be cynical tapi rasanya kalau family yg susah mcm tu takde time nak suruh anak baca buku malam2. but what's important is that it has managed to capture their life and how difficult it is. kena mandi kat sungai.. tidur atas tikar.. makan sekali sehari.. work 8 hours just to earn rm 20. when u see those things, tak kisah la presentation macam mana, the essence is captured - they live a hard life. and they need help.
bro, to find out where your tax money went, refer to my earlier post - "RUTHLESSNESS" (wah siap boleh refer2 to earlier post dah sekarang... hehehe)
By aiskrem_potong, at December 21, 2005 2:38 PM
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