I see the kids in slippers, and some barefooted,
some as young as seven riding motorbikes
with no helmets and with a pillion
and I wonder,
how does one improve life?
On and on we talk about improving the life of others
and so we give to charity
to the best of our ability.
But how sure are we that we want to improve their lives?
How do we know when their standard of living have risen to ours?
By the burgers and the fries,
or the corruption and the lies?
Do we really want to give them electricity and
a light bulb for every home?
There are people
whose lives are simple and carefree
and filled with back breaking work
but one thing is for sure
day in day out
they follow the rising and setting of the sun.
Do we want to break that cycle?
If there's light, then we work.
Some follow that principle of life.
If by giving the gift of light,
aren't we breaking their cycle?
And simply making them live to our cycle
and follow our way of living?
