COMPLAINING: A NATURE OF MOST PEOPLE

I rode a taxi going to the town last week, it was a peaceful ride until the cab driver started whining about how ugly the road is, the scattered plastics along the sidewalks and how expensive it is to live now. He pointed to me, “Did you observed those hanging banners of candidates during the election times? Those big smiles on their lips and their visions were written in big fonts? It is all a jokes, right? Why they still not solve even the simple problem in our community? The garbage is everywhere?” he said almost angry.

I almost believe him, until he continued saying “That is why I did not vote because I did not trust those candidates anymore. People you don’t vote are the ones who win.” At the same time, he opened a candy and threw the wrapper out the window. I almost burst into laughter. Funny how we complain about the incompetence of the people who run our government, yet we do nothing about it.

Believe it or not, it is us or the community who is running the government, not the officials, because it is us who put them in the position to serve us. If we screw up in our choice, then it is only we who are going to suffer. Some might say I am too young to know what I am talking about, but if we have no faith in any vow or deed, then the days and years that shall follow are meaningless despite the wisdom that we bear. Stay involved and help our leaders help us.

We, as a part of the community, let us stop complaining things. We complain about floods? We complain about the scattered plastics and garbages around us. Hey, try to discipline yourself then. By simply practicing proper disposal, we can be a help to solve those problems. Let us be mindful of our own trash.

Simple things you do will make big changes around us.