A corner of MY oWn

Hungry For Hope….

If there’s a will, there’s a way… Neither really understood nor had the feeling of it until I pushed myself to an extent

Haha…..I can……. and I really did it …..Keke, I manage to go through this 30 hour famine camp event. The THEME of the event this year: Hungry for hope or 因为你，孩有希望。It simply means because of you, there is hope for the children.

Well…this is not a camp where you starve yourself aimlessly for 30 hours and tell people around that you manage to survive without eating solid food for 30 hours. Nah…tht’s no big deal…You know why? Simply because, there are children out there who fight to survive without food and water and other basic necessities everyday, not to mention that their living condition is truly beyond imagination. They are victim of wars, victim of famine, and victim of disaster. So broken….

I realized, I’ve been so ignorant and naïve….. The world is not as beautiful as described. Its ugly. In fact, there are lots of things happening around that we don’t know or rather we choose not to know maybe simply because it doesn’t involve me and you. We choose to hinder ourselves from ugly wars and news. We shut our eyes to avoid ugly scenes and pictures. Honestly, I hated them. However, I’ve learned… its just out there and I could not just turn my back to ignore .

You know guys? We should

• Not waste WATER!!! Clean and clear water is so precious to the people in Africa. They had none k…They had no choice but to consume polluted and dirty water full with harmful microorganism like: Guinea worms. Eventually, the worms will grow inside their body, waddling around in between your flesh and lastly come out from your bowel. Its PAINFUL!!!

• Love your house!!!! A shelter ….a strong and permanent one I meant….its such a luxury to have a roof over your head….Families in Africa have no choice but just to set up a “tent” in the middle of no where to protect themselves…their tent…its just a few sticks and a canvas over it…its so sad…I myself cannot imagine living without my toilet! I love my toilet!

• Eat moderately. Hey those poor kids, sometimes they feed on tree barks for a meal…really….There’s no guarantee you’ll have each meal. Man…honestly, I’ll rather have nothing. But think of it, how long can one sustain without food huh? They’re constantly living and facing such condition k. You can just starve yourself and dielar…

• BE brave to be who you are. The performances by the disabled really touched the hearts of each and every one of us there. You may not feel the strength and power but at that very moment, I felt so ashamed. I see myself …tiny. Why? They did it, perfectly… in front of 5000 people. Can I? Haha…its so intimidating…

There’s many more to learn through this camp. It reflects that we are many many times luckier than others out there. Nope, you wont understand how is it like…unless you are there in the camp too…keke..its not bullshiting…Really..because when you’re not prepared to know, you just would not learn and feel it. The impact and impression is not as great when you hear or read from the newspapers or watch through documentaries.

Yup, the theme: Children of the world…What do we want or wish to do for the world’s children…In fact, there’s a lot we can do. But, how much can an individual do? A person’s help or strength is somehow limited HOWEVER together, we make IMPOSSIBLE miracles to happen.