Ah, tiring morning. Another 10 hours or so before I head home. Which got me thinking: people do change especially when they're at the - perceived - top. Be it in society, rich list, smart list, or anything that signifies glory and power.
We've heard things and we've seen things. We've seen how two person openly quarrelled, okay I've seen that. I've met people who - on their way towards the apex - treats everyone else as just another... doormat. Yes, doormat. Some appear to be wise and respectable but their very actions just seem to undo all the regards and admiration others have for them.
These are people who sat next to us way back in primary school; got into trouble with the discipline master in secondary school; a one-time love rival in Form Six; and one who studied, ate, and slept (on different bed of course) together with us. Then, tadaa, they're Dr. so-and-so, Datuk and Nenek, and you know-lah, people with titles. Might. Influence.
Suddenly, they're not the Ah Beng or Sor Chai you'd known for the past 20 years or so. They speak differently, dress smarter, smell better, and drive bigger and faster cars. One thing betrayed them though: their attitude. Some may well camouflaged it but for some, it's obvious. Selfishness. Bloatedness (the head that is). Tilted nose. And it goes on.
Conclusion? All these titles of respect doesn't carry any weight. People wouldn't respect you for your actions. There's this word called pariah. Crude and searing it may well sound but for one who thinks they're so superior, then this may just be the word to describe you in the same breath people address you by your title.
Dignified? Think again. These titles and accolades comes with the thing called humility and modesty. It comes with the knowledge that you're as human as anyone else. Well, a tad smarter and more privileged that's all.
We've heard things and we've seen things. We've seen how two person openly quarrelled, okay I've seen that. I've met people who - on their way towards the apex - treats everyone else as just another... doormat. Yes, doormat. Some appear to be wise and respectable but their very actions just seem to undo all the regards and admiration others have for them.
These are people who sat next to us way back in primary school; got into trouble with the discipline master in secondary school; a one-time love rival in Form Six; and one who studied, ate, and slept (on different bed of course) together with us. Then, tadaa, they're Dr. so-and-so, Datuk and Nenek, and you know-lah, people with titles. Might. Influence.
Suddenly, they're not the Ah Beng or Sor Chai you'd known for the past 20 years or so. They speak differently, dress smarter, smell better, and drive bigger and faster cars. One thing betrayed them though: their attitude. Some may well camouflaged it but for some, it's obvious. Selfishness. Bloatedness (the head that is). Tilted nose. And it goes on.
Conclusion? All these titles of respect doesn't carry any weight. People wouldn't respect you for your actions. There's this word called pariah. Crude and searing it may well sound but for one who thinks they're so superior, then this may just be the word to describe you in the same breath people address you by your title.
Dignified? Think again. These titles and accolades comes with the thing called humility and modesty. It comes with the knowledge that you're as human as anyone else. Well, a tad smarter and more privileged that's all.
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