Once the hate, twice the frustration.
1) You know that most people tend to get attached to some topics or objects they feel most on (then again, it's the nuances of topics that they're most attached to, than the topic itself, similar to how some "hard core" feminists can't really help build social equity even if they can effectively help alleviate misogyny), and it's one of the most amusing factors about organic disposition, not only with human beings but also cellular and instinctive evolution of nearly every kind of creature that lives. While it can be a good thing to help trigger a human mind in the right direction, however, it can also be a curse.
For instance, the daily conveniences of social and economic life keep the people lethargic, especially when they don't participate in collective graver issues. And why would they? They just purchased a new iPhone / Xbox recently, and they have no intention of spoiling their vacations! Then again, often their complaints are justified: "What is it that you want from us? We're the common men! We are small and inferior! The government is BIG, and it's THEIR duty to help resolve these matters! Even if we do try to make a change, someone will destroy our lives: like the drug mafias, or corrupt politicians! We don't have the power; what else can we do?"
Sure, what can you do? These mafias and corrupt politicians are usually empowered by the people's fears. Then again, the most corrupt of them use the public confusions as their weapon against them. The common men have no power.
Yet when the Reliance Foundations, Humanity Trust and Child-Helpline services simply hand down the power to the common men, in ways that the people can change the world with just a phone-call / SMS,... All I see is that the only people keeping an eye on the issues are me and my parents, while my brother and his friends are focused on playing DOTA (because social education is somehow too boring for them), yet I'm the ONLY ONE who even bothers to pay those donations from the meager amount I have. I ask people, and somehow I feel... am I the only one who feels so strongly about this? I log on to their website, find 200,000+ people who also have donated (with 600+ cynics saying it's all bullshit... Please, get me a crowbar), but that's not enough. When I ask my friends, family and colleagues if they've donated even a cent, they tell me:
"But you've paid, right? That's more than enough."
"But there are so many people already paying! What difference does it make if a penny is less from a massive ocean of currency?"
"Half of the money these companies are bound to keep for themselves as profit. Where's the change, again?" (Excuse me, but aren't you just paying a penny?!)
"These charity people are rich! Reliance Foundation is wealthy! I'm sure they can handle all this on their own. They wouldn't need me. Hey, another samosa, please!"
....
I really starting to hate skeptics and cynics these days (I need some time on meditation to help relieve that bias). People have forgotten that every drop makes an ocean, and every penny can save a life. At the same time, there's a burden in my heart, saying, "Why should I serve the very humanity that doesn't give a FUCK?!"
2) Now on the lighter side...
Here, at the cafe, we've sealed off most of the USB ports on the CPU because they tend to short circuit. The customers assume that we're only trying to STOP them from accessing their own USB drives. They bend, remove the seal, plug in their USB drives. Then they wonder why their drive isn't working. I notice.
"Why isn't the drive working?"
"Because, sir, there's a reason we sealed the ports. Didn't you assume why?"
"...you're restricting a customer?"
"No, but for your convenience. You see, the port on the CPU was sealed because it short circuits, so we instead placed a USB extension right near the monitor, right before your eyes, so you wouldn't have to bend all the way down and fiddle with things. I'm sure that, since you took the unnecessary approach, all your data has been fried and wiped out. Have a nice day!"
"....FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-"
