Sometimes in life, you encounter with not so pleasant people. What happened to me on Friday was something not very pleasant either. That day, I was supposed to run an errand out of office to get some food for a function. That being said, I found a driver to ferry me there to get the food. So we headed to Bukit Panjang Plaza and Toh Yi Drive to get the food, after which we got back to office. As the food was for the function, you would expect me to be carrying quite a large number of things, and so I was. I carried 5 full plastic bags of food, inside contained various boxes and stuff. Then as I walked into the building, and along the passageway, I dropped one of the packets, it must have slipped my fingers then, was carrying too many plastic bags already. That's no matter, what irked me totally was there was one guy there standing nearby who just stared at me as I struggled to pick up the plastic bag with my already full hands. Thankfully one of the NSFs came by and help me pick it up, or else I'd be struggling more over there. And as if I wasn't enough, he stood in the MIDDLE of the damned passageway staring at me as I walked past him. I actually had to turn to the side and squeeze my way through him to get past him. Like hello, both my hands are FULL with things and you're standing there blocking my way like a dummy, are you blind? Or are you just retardedly low on your emotional quotient?

You would probably say, her, you're an NSF, of course people are gonna treat you like that. But I say no, I am not wearing any uniform, so in no way should you assume I'm an NSF but a staff working there. And since you are also a staff there, that gives us EQUAL standing as colleagues working here. If I was wearing the uniform, I wouldn't have said anything. That person is probably an intern (who is on scholarship) or a graduated scholar serving his bond there already. Now that brings me to my next point, about scholars. You know, scholars should be wary of this, this thing I call 'Scholar Scum Syndrome', or SSS for short. It's when they think they are greater than the world and therefore they can look down on other people and boss them around. You know what? I think I can damn well do their job as well as they can. Being a scholar doesn't show you how capable one is in facing the world, it just shows one excels in whatever he studies. It's not an entitlement for one to think he's greater than other people when in reality, many are equally, if not, more capable in doing whatever task has been given to him.

I do sincerely hope that anyone who becomes a scholar doesn't catch this SSS disease (Yes, it's a terrible plague to humanity). It isn't only unhealthy, it also lowers your EQ and your ability to interact with the different types of people in the world. I respect those people who are sincerely down to earth (even when they hold high positions or/and have high status) and can understand all types of people in the world. Though I'm not there yet, I'll strive to join the ranks of one of them.

Society dearly needs some progression, and these people (the down to earth ones, not those with SSS) are the key to this progression.

Labels: Life, Musings

|| posted by Kuan Hui