In this present day and age, where science, technology and money rules the world, it seems that technically there should be lesser of these kind of good Samaritans, as one is too engrossed in the pursuit of materialistic gains that one forgets about his roots and does what is right to benefit both himself and the country, and thus it is a wonder why The Straits Times still has that many posts by the people in Singapore on how the people are helping one another.
For this post, and this post only I will be tackling the issue of materialism and our present society, where the dog eats the dog and the ideology of the survival of the fittest is omnipresent...
Our society is one where it awards those who do well and the ideology of meritocracy is omnipresent. Competition is rife and those that lose will fall out. Examples include those in the workforce, where men rule, and women try and struggle to get a foothold in the workforce. It has been the culture and tradition since aeons ago, that boys study in school and receive education while girls stay at home and learn to do housework. Thats one traditional example of people being meritocratic as they feel that women are not able to beat men in terms of social skills, work efficiency and others.
However in our present context, it is also a world where the dog eats the dog, one who does not do well and catch up with the rest will soon get eliminated. This is all due to the rapid rate of globalisation and global monoculture, People are rushing to find their way into getting used to the dominant culture so quickly that in the process, they do not understand that in fact there is a loss of their own traditions and culture, and that westernisation is being the only culture that is going to happen.
Aren't people too desensitized by the things that are happening around them that they do not even care about their own surroundings? Aren't people too crazy and obssessed over their own materialistic gains that they do not even care about their life? Aren't people too busy with the things that they need to do each day (some even complain that 24 hours isn't enough or that sleep is a form of relaxation and they do not need sleep) that they do not care about their society and their country or even their future? I do not see why there are still some people who care about people.
In the past, in their own villages, people would take care of one another, like they were blood brothers and sisters, and that they were willing to bleed for one another. But it isn't the case right now. The only difference that has happened since the past was globalisation and the rapid progress of science and technology. This has made us indifferent to the people around us and the stuff that is happening.
If only we could turn back the time and change all those stuff that is going to affect what we do right now...
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