I was walking past the rubbish collection area around my house and I recalled some article I've read years ago (sometimes my memory is amazing.. emphasis here is SOMETIMES).. It was a person writing into the forum complaining about the government wasting resources (in other words $$$) renovating a rubbish collection dump. That reader considers that as a huge waste of resources since it is a rubbish dump. One don't exactly need such a nice rubbish bin right?
I read that article and agreed with his say for a moment... That is until I realised that the rubbish dump we are complaining the government is wasting money renovating is actually a workplace for some. That thought struck me as I saw a couple of rubbish collectors going about their daily routine. Looking at things from another perspective sure does change how one thinks.
I imagined myself in their shoes. Everyday I'm being dump with all the rubbish & shit (literally). It would definitely be nicer if I could have a more bearable working environment. It will lift my spirits up knowing that I am not being forgotten in what I do. That the working environment is actually humane. That people actually appreciates what I am doing for them... at a very menial pay mind you.
Those of us with comfy working environment sometimes even complain about our workplace... Comparing to these guys working at the rubbish dump, we should be grateful and ashamed. Grateful for the air conditioning, for the comfy chairs, for the fresh-er air. Ashamed for thinking that it is a waste of money to improve another person's working environment just because they are using 'your money'. Ashamed for the lack of compassion, lack of empathy. Don't be selfish, think about others too.
Sometimes the government actually do make sound decisions.. Yet again, the emphasis is...
xoxo,
Mabel
I read that article and agreed with his say for a moment... That is until I realised that the rubbish dump we are complaining the government is wasting money renovating is actually a workplace for some. That thought struck me as I saw a couple of rubbish collectors going about their daily routine. Looking at things from another perspective sure does change how one thinks.
I imagined myself in their shoes. Everyday I'm being dump with all the rubbish & shit (literally). It would definitely be nicer if I could have a more bearable working environment. It will lift my spirits up knowing that I am not being forgotten in what I do. That the working environment is actually humane. That people actually appreciates what I am doing for them... at a very menial pay mind you.
Those of us with comfy working environment sometimes even complain about our workplace... Comparing to these guys working at the rubbish dump, we should be grateful and ashamed. Grateful for the air conditioning, for the comfy chairs, for the fresh-er air. Ashamed for thinking that it is a waste of money to improve another person's working environment just because they are using 'your money'. Ashamed for the lack of compassion, lack of empathy. Don't be selfish, think about others too.
Sometimes the government actually do make sound decisions.. Yet again, the emphasis is...
xoxo,
Mabel
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