Remarkable

There are many remarkable things in this world which are worth to be noticed of. People tends to argue over small things. Even though it’s the things that will not affect any part of their life, still they are willing to argue until the day they are proven the “winner”. I used to be one of them. Haha. This is why I can understand that kind of urge and desire to win. Sooner, I realised its such a waste of time because there are many things in this world to be taken care of than arguing over small things. Today I heard 2 things that are remarkable 😀

1. My parents just came back from their Chiang Rai trip. They went to Karen Village which the Karens live in. Karen women are recognized by one of their cultures- wear ornaments known as neck rings, brass coils that are placed around the neck. When they see my parents, the children (even the little girls with those heavy neck ring!) rushed towards them with flowers in their hands. “Ha Baht! Ha Baht!” (5 Baht! 5 Baht). They grab anything that they could give as present and handed it to my parents, asking for 5 Thai Baht. In the end, my parents brought them to a small stall as suggested by the tour guide. Each of them were given with  a bottle of drinks. Smiles filling the atmosphere when they received the drinks. They were happy! My mum told me she spent only RM 6 for more than 10 of them. It is just RM 6 that the children feeling contented. Imagine the children in our society nowadays, Gameboy, Play Station 3,  WII, nutritious foods etc are still complaining about how insufficient is their life. Look at these Karen children, isn’t is pathetic to think that life is insufficient despite the fact that we own many things that these Karen children may never own in their life? They may never had the chance to obtain proper education. This is really sad. They need to wear the heavy neck rings and lead a life which depend on tourists to earn their living. One fact to share is the their neck is not long even after wearing those neck rings. It’s because the heavy neck rings depress on the collar-bone that cause the neck to appear longer.

2. I read one article on newspaper today regarding the noble prize winner-Dr. Barry J.Marshall. He and his partner, Dr. Warren, managed to discover Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. On his journey to discover this bacterium, he drank a petri dish with the bacterium. This is remarkable! How many people are able to do this for the sake of research? “Everyone was against me, but I know that I am right” quoted from Dr. Marshall. Dr. Marshall hard work and efforts for his career is a passion that worth to be learned by all of us.

These are the remarkable things that I wanted to share for the day. Lead a meaningful life instead of argue over small things. There are many things in this world to be taken care of as I mentioned earlier. So why are you still angry over small things? Appreciate life!