Thursday, September 07, 2006
When there are holes in the pocket
Some people are born with a sliver spoon in their mouth. Unfortunately, I don't happen to be one of them. The past few days, I have been bogged down by the thought of money. It's a terrible predicament to be in, and honestly, I don't know how to get out of it. A part of me hopes for a kind soul to come by and drop some money into my bank account. But realistically, what are the chances...
It disgusts me, the fact that the rich gets richer most of the time, and the poor, as usual, are stuck in the manhole which they may not have necessarily dug for themselves. Every day at work, I face doctors who live their lives with no worries, except whether they can multiply the riches they already have. Leading the high life is like part-of-nature for them, but I wonder if they're aware that there are others around who are struggling to lead a less-than-simple life.
My mum celebrated her birthday last Sunday, and like all birthday celebrations in the family, she picked out numbers for 4D. The number she drew was 7731. In the lottery ticket that I bought, as long as any of the combination comes out, I would have won something. Yesterday, the top prize for the 4D results was 1734. In the starters, there were 7141 and 3137. In the consolations, there was 1397. And hence, I didn't win anything. And for the first time in a long time, I felt a sudden surge of resentment for the Man whom, less than a week ago, I felt so close to. "This must be some sort of twisted joke," I thought to myself, and it's true, because I don't understand His love. I don't understand how He can be so unfair. I'm not asking for excessive riches. I'm only asking for enough to get by.
And you know, the thing that bothers me even more is something which my linguistics lecturer said - "The world is no longer driven by politics. It is driven by economics." Like hello, even in my English lesson, I'm not spared the harsh realities of life.
What am I going to do?...sigh.
Posted by Jo at 10:32 PM
