all in perspective

so the story of the week is all about how our local train system is behaving like a twin of the infamous england's tube. breaking down 3 times in the past 4 days, twice lasting more than 4 - 5hours. with such unusual occurance, i can't say im at all surprised by the amount of unhappiness expressed on social media. i can say im thankful having avoided having to travel over those days as i was at the youth retreat. though i have to wonder if i would really be as unhappy as so many of my peers and the so-called noisy netizens (a group of people i have since to perceived as noisy, self centered, and narrow minded)

just because we are singapore, are people here expected to be perfect when mistakes occurs in every single country? it's not like the tube doesnt break down. has anyone ever took a train during peak hour in hong kong? you literally have to start waiting 10 metres from the door and basically let people push you into the trains. true, the trains there do arrive much more frequently but it's not like there havent been improvement right here. some people even go so far as to demand the resignation of the ceo. really? how much do these people really know about the contribution of the ceo over her stint as ceo? one mistake means you are an awful leader? im sure these people dont have to be reminded about their idol mr jobs not all perfect resume?

so lets examine what were the loses? errr.. no lives lost, not property destroyed.. basically people have to manage their schedule and probably cancel certain plans. compared this with, lets say, the nuclear disaster in japan. dont see people reacting as violently to that as they did over the past few days. i can only say it is because we are a group of self centered being.

today's sermon was on a verse i remembered so clearly, the theme of the first youth camp i ever helped organized: "strangers in the world". it is all about how we are to be different from the rest of the world, behaving in a way Jesus would have done. annoying as it is, i can understand the rants of those who has yet to know Him, but its another thing when christians, a lot that knows Jesus way longer than myself behaving in a way that is as if you havent met Him.