Difference

Dear blog,

Today is the forth day of work, and boss ain't around the whole day, but somehow we're still quite occupied by our tasks. Lunch's good as per always.

The main point of this post is not about work. Something just happened and I'm quite upset about it. Not for myself but the fact that 'it' does happen in life.

Not angry at anyone or anything but whatever happened just troubles me.

Does the difference in a person's race enhance/reduce how desirable he is of receiving our help? To me it's a resounding no because they are ultimately humans and are equally deserving of help. It is the urgency that is different.

There's a tendency for us to want to help the poor in Africa and SEA more than impoverished parts of China. Because the poor is a larger fraction of the country? Or because we think that China is not a country that is AS affected by poverty?

To me, this thinking is kind of faulty. Firstly, having more of them doesn't mean that they are in a sorrier state; they may be in the same plight. And secondly, having more of the needy doesn't necessarily mean that we get to help more of them because your ability to provide aid is actually still the same.

And I kind of think that it is not right to only want to help the "poorest". What about the "poorer"? For example, if everyone wants to help Africa then who helps China? Then are the poor Chinese suppose to continue to lead their tough life? & imagine a maimed kid in China dying of hunger because he's not the poorest and hence don't deserve our help. This is not right, right?

Actually come to think of it, the "poorest" is also a part of the "poorer". When you consider it with respect to the people in first world countries. However, they can also be different when you think of it in the hierarchal manner.

Anyway, my point is that when we decide to help, helping the poorer ("poorer" + "poorest") will be the best. Any differences shouldn't affect our desire to help. Because no matter what, your help to whoever less fortunate will still result in a better life however insignificant the improvement may be. So does it matter whether it is the "poorest" or "poorer"? Because what I hope to achieve when helping one out is just to make someone's day or even life better, hence it doesn't matter to me.

But when given a choice, it would be a dilemma that I'll be stuck in forever.

I need to think more. Entering datas everyday is not a good brain exercise. I feel like doing chemistry. I want to learn about the world.

Love,
Me, who wants to think.