I read a lot.
I came across the above quote while scrolling on Goodreads one night. I thought it made sense.
It kept playing up somewhere at the back of my brain for long time before I fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning and picked up the newspaper.
The headlines screamed about how a politician beat up a horse. The animal’s leg was amputated and while writing this, is fighting for it’s life.
When I switched on the television I saw a liquor baron who had cheated banks of a hefty sum of money.
I turned up my computer and Facebook showed me pictures of swimmers who killed a dolphin while taking selfies.
Twitter showed me how a bombing in a neighbouring country had killed innocent children.
While driving to work, I saw a few school kids annoying the disabled beggar on the sidewalk.
Walking up the stairs in my office building, I heard employees passing judgements on their colleagues.
I went down for a break during lunch and watch helplessly as someone threw cigarette butts on the road.
That evening, I left for home a little early.
Halfway through the drive back, I saw two people trading blows. Road-rage.
At night, when out for dinner with my friends at a fancy restaurant, I was appalled at the way a group treated the restaurant staff.
Being an introvert, I observe people. I listen. I learn from people, good and bad stuff, what to do and what not to do. Perhaps, sometimes observing too many things is an overkill.
We are all busy people. Our lives are hectic, filled with stress. We don’t think twice about doing things. We don’t care about someone who might get affected by the things we do.
We have our own struggles, issues and mental blocks.
We are human. We obviously have flaws.
However, if we could take one extra second to think about what we do and empathise with others, we’ll make the world a much better place than it is now.
The choices we make is what makes us human. Makes us distinct.
The same morning, when I woke up and read about the horse, the end of the article mentioned a group of vets working day and night, without sleep, to save it’s life.
When I changed the channel on the television, I saw a group of volunteers cleaning up and painting a subway.
I scrolled down my Facebook newsfeed and saw one of my friends had posted about a beautiful dog she had adopted.
Twitter showed me how a lot of countries are taking in refugees and helping out in the crisis.
While driving to work, I saw another kid giving away his lunch to the beggar.
Walking up the stairs to office, I saw my colleague smiling and wishing the security personnel a Good Morning.
At the lunch break, I saw the shop assistant picking up the cigarette butt and putting it into the dustbin.
While leaving for home, I saw the nearby auto drivers pulling apart the men who were fighting and trying to broker peace. Road rage averted.
During dinner, I observed another couple handing a good tip to the waiter and thanking him for the service.
I smiled. I realised how true Gandhi was.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Peace.
{taken from https://medium.com/life-tips/better-humans-please-282e76b1c24b#.9ja1ykeg8}
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