This is not a survey... trust me...

For at least a moment there, you did not believe that I was telling the truth... In this world of havoc, trust is not seen as a viable option to the common populace anymore... This fact is disheartening for the connection between humans are growing more and more hostile... Backstabbing, slander, weaseling, the list goes on... Nice guys are slowly diminishing from the face of this "dog-eat-dog" world... The dying breed... Lesson learnt from recent times that resonates through history... Being nice doesn't pay...
But with all those evil demons within human skin lurking around the streets, disguised like a "wolf in sheep skin", there's no doubt that belief and trust are no longer present when individuals meet for the first time... Heinous crimes are ever present in today's papers, old skool or online... Being nice doesn't pay...
Bloodsucking criminals roam the town without restraint while the freedom of mankind are being strangled with the ever clichéd phrase, "We are doing it for your own good"... Every person is unique, one-of-a-kind, special, in every sense of the word, no one knows what's best for them more than themselves... Being nice doesn't pay...
Take everything in your own stride... Compete with the natural determination in all of us... But do stop once in a while for a cup of water, a "coffee break", a cup of tea or even a teh-O ais limau... Evaluate your life during those precious minutes for yourself... Ask yourself, "What have I done that will brighten up another person's life or the preservation of nature's beings?", be it contributing to the nearby convenience store or kedai runcit by buying the day's old skool style papers or feeding the neighbourhood stray... Such evaluations are getting as rare as the honest human... Being nice doesn't pay...
Thus, isn't it time to give others a chance?... Because life doesn't always pitch a fastball, bowl an in-swinger, kick a torpedo, or even hand the champion's trophy to you on a silver platter... Because as the wise words of Forrest Gump, "As my momma used to say, 'Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get'"... And even the Black Eyed Peas sang, "Where is the love?"...
By now you would've noticed a pattern... But break the monotony and give a good look into the good intentions of others and identify the good from the bad, the nice from the nasty... No one is perfect, even machines make mistakes... Though some would disagree with me...
Be open-minded and not lose sight of the fact every person has a purpose... Be kind and notice the change for the better... Be friendly and spread the warmth of having a true friend... Be patient and feel the cool of dousing that inner rage... Be honest and realise how everything clicks together... Be nice and realise it does actually pay, for what you achieve from helping others will being inner peace that's satisfying and euphoric... And that is something that no one can ever take away from you... Give every nice person at least a smile for that is good enough to make his or her day... "May the Force be with you" -Star Wars

Kwan Wen Ching, 2005


Note: This was first posted by me on a Friendster bulletin post... stay tuned for my next blog post