将心比心

I recalled reading the article about a migrant worker who attempted to harm himself and watching the video of his co-workers persuading him to climb back to safety. I couldn't help but tear.

I am not too sure why I reacted that way, but I just felt heartbroken to see that happening. Still being in the midst of Covid-19 situation, I realised that most of us (including myself) have taken the freedom to leave house for granted as we tried to 'resume' our daily activities. On the other hand, there is a big group of people, migrant workers, who are still 'stuck' inside their dormitories. Recalling how much some of us had grumbled about staying at home 24/7 several months back, can we imagine how much these migrant workers have to go through thousand miles away from their loved ones? Can we just be a little kinder in our words and tone to the people we met and see?

I have recently caught the movie, Unhinged, and even though the movie seemed a little extreme, it highlights the stressful society that we are living in and reminds us to be more empathetic towards people around us. All of us have our own fair share of personal stress in life and some have reached their maximum tolerance level, especially in this current situation. Although we don't walk the exact same path as the others, the least we can give is more understanding and more words of care and kindness.

~Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change~



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