This morning I do my usual routines. I took a shower, I went to work. Took the same route, went on the same train, got down in the same station. Everyone was so busy with their smartphones. And when I wanted to go inside the lift, suddenly a bunch of people rushed to the lift. They did not look around, did not smile. They went straight to the lift, queuing up to go in, didn't look around whether there are more people who needed it more who wanted to go in.
Then it struck me. Is this what the Singaporeans have become? Robots? We care less about others. We give our empty seats just because if we don't our face will be all over stomp. Not because we feel that it's the right thing to do. I am not a Singaporean by blood, but I've lived here for quite sometime, so more or less I'm part of the society. So maybe I am a robot too.
There's no more warmth, no more empty conversation to warm up your day, no tolerance. People just go to work, go home, and mind your own business. I never even talked to my neighbor who lives right across our house!!!
Seriously people, are you happy with this kind of life?? You chase career, you chase money, all those for what? For you to lose your humanity and become robotized?
