Bliss,

Friday, January 22, 2010

Does our future really lie in our hands?

A few days before I left for Taiwan, I went with the Aiesecers to hold a camp in the rural areas of HsinChu. It was at the mountain top, and the school that we were supposed to hold the camp for had only 20 students. The students weren’t very cooperative initially, and I had my worse working experience with children. For once I felt that children are not as adorable as I thought they should be.

However, my perspectives of them changed after I knew the stories behind them. All the students in the school would have to stay in school from Mondays to Fridays as their homes weren’t really near. They’re forced to be independent from as young as 5 years old, leaving their families to pursue an education. Most students don’t have a proper family and hence it’s the school’s responsibility to nurture them.

I could see what each and every one of them was capable to do, but I see a bleak future ahead of them. They had the potential, but they lack the resources. One student could dance very well, but he was a problematuc kid in the school, always refusing to cooperate. Before I left, I encouraged him and told him not to stop dancing, so that he could be like his idol Michael Jackson one day. I gave him a pat on his bag, and I pray that he would be able to realize his dreams not matter what difficulties he faces. Does his fate really lie on his own hands?

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