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RESPECT

Where did respect go? Where is it on the roads, at schools and at the workplace?
Have Malaysians forgot to respect others?
This topic had been bugging me for days due to a shocking spectacle of young people at Mid Valley who had not a care in the world...
They just pushed their way through a crowd of ladies and children. Was it impatience or was it just a case of bad upbringing?
Whatever it was, it got me thinking about how people have changed over the years.
I reflected about family, friends and colleagues.
"No one is perfect," I thought to myself.
But I also wondered if this was caused by the onset of social media.
It seems (and likely so), everyone is in a hurry to be the first with the news, with trends, the latest fashion craze.
The word TRENDING is the king of alphabets now among trillions.
This prompts my question: "Are people living with habits cultivated by virtual reality?"
A "friend" who does not even care if I have enough to feed my family sent a message on Watsapp, "why did you unfriend me from Facebook?"
I replied, "Sorry dude, I am spring cleaning my FB friends list to have only real life, true friends."
That was the last I heard from him.
And, there's this friend from secondary school...
A great guy but seems to have a problem interacting in real life...
Either sends a message to my phone or FB messenger.
And it is the same, monotonous greeting, "How are you bro?" :P
That is where we must advocate that respect is earned, and not bought, or created.
Just take my American friend Glen Nickels for example.
I sent him some information this morning related to work... it had been bugging us for months not knowing about a new golf course being built.
His reply hit home the message of how people don't communicate personally and with respect:
"Was it to be in Cyber Jaya?  Thank you very much for following up and letting me know. So many people don't nowadays. I owe you a drink next time your in town." 

   

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