People.

This is what makes the world go round. As most college students would say, 'the people that I meet here in the big city are so different from the people back at home' 'they can't be trusted, complicated'. Strangely, most of us are outstation students. Wonder what happened along the way from 'hometown' to 'university'.

It recently dawned to me that I need to spend more time developing my people skills. Logic/ration just don't work on people. A simple incident happened. I needed to reformat my laptop. I asked a friend who worked at a computer shop to help. Apparently he was very busy with studies and all. The melancholic side on me was hurt by the rejection. Whether I was stalking or his facebook updates just seem to pop out on my homepage. I noticed that he was not busy at all. Well, another friend managed to reformat. Case closed? Not quite so. As I've always had the tendency to be negative/critical, I try to post positive/happy stuff on my blog. And it just doesn't make sense reading some sad story of another person. Anyways, incidents like this do discourage one from helping a friend who's let you down righto?

Another question that often begs my attention is 'should we be good samaritans in this time and age?' There has been a few times I've seen motorist involved in accidents or breakdowns. Also I've seen a 'leg-less' begger 'walking-with-his-arms' along the highway. I'm no saint but there has been an urge to show compassion. Somehow the fear for my own safety has overcome that. So? I still have not an answer.

Crossroads. And the choices are not just either or. Mom shared a profound truth just the other day. Many would choose the wide path. Only to find out the further it gets, the narrower. The narrow path however becomes broader and broader.

People.

I've known a person that laid down his life for a friend. Being rejected is nothing after all.