this video has brought tears upon my eyes :'l

it depicts how a simple act of giving can bring about such an impact in somebody's life..and ended up having a benefit on the life of the giver as well.

very, very touching.



however, it actually got me thinking...is such a scene to idealistic?
does it really happen in the real world? the father of the girl in the video seems to prepare packets of vegetable soup for any hungry or needy souls for many years. it seems like the act of compassion is something that he has gotten used to. it is really admirable for me..seeing how he does that so naturally. then it just so happen that he fell sick and the doctor happened to be the little boy whom he was kind to 30 years ago. is such thing a little too coincidental? what truly is the message of the video? honestly... through my cynic eyes I actually thought that this might induce people to think that they should give because of the returns that they will get.


it just so happened that what I've watching in this video is pretty related to what has been on my mind recently. about giving. well... recently I've been facing some events that made me see how giving isn't as easy as it appear to be. there are some circumstances that has prevented me from giving what I ought to be giving and eventually cause me some distressed. one instance is the people around you. there are people around me who has actually prevented me from doing what I wanted to do most naturally..and causing me to doubt myself. after a thorough contemplation, on a hindsight, it is important for me to prioritize what is important to me then and made my decision based on my priority instead of others. hence, I can prevent this person from hindering my desire to give to people. another circumstance that caused me to be unable to give fully is restrictive activities like exams/tests/assignments etc etc. imagine that you have promised someone to give some of your time to them but because of such restrictive activities, you have to cancel that appointment with the person. sigh pie~~

well, again that is a matter of priority, purpose and perspective too.

one last thing. a burning question in my mind:
does the worth of an act of giving depend on the receiver or the giver of the act?

I don't think the answer is as simple as the one that somebody has been constantly telling me. "if something that I do doesn't make any difference to you then it is pointless". I feel that it just gives excuse to not put in any effort to be better, as in most case most people look at the effort more than the manifestation of the act. and maybe, some people just prioritize different things to put their effort into.

♥ 2:22 PM