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感谢父母给予我生命和无私的爱；
感谢师长给了我知识和看世界的眼睛；
感谢朋友给了我友谊和援助之手；
感谢爱人给了我家庭的温暖、幸福和默默的支持；
感谢孩子给了我为人父母的喜悦；
感谢上司给了我信任和展示自己能力的平台；
感谢同事给我以事业的扶持和关爱；
感谢邻家的小孩给我以纯真无邪的笑脸；
感谢周围所有的人给了我与他人交流沟通的快乐和感动；
感谢有你，给我勇气，教我领悟多彩的人生；
感谢生活所给予我的一切，
虽然并不全都是美满，虽然还有缺陷。

yesterday, i was queuing to pay for my groceries at a giant supermarket.

a family in front of me bought $254 worth of groceries. they oso took home more than 50 new plastic bags.

Singaporeans use more than 40 billion plastic shopping bags a year.

plastic bags are hazardous to manufacture and are said to take up to 1000 years to decompose. when burned, the polythene releases hydrogen cyanide gas, which is very hazardous. many marine animals die when they swallow or get entangled by the plastic bags.

if each family in Singapore were to use one less plastic bag a week, we can save 40 million plastic bags a year.

and you know, the family looks like a bunch of nice people. i cant help but feel heart pain. pain that nice people somehow are not thinking beyond their immediate responsibilities, pain that their children will oso grow up drawing out tens of new plastic bags each time they shop.

whose responsibility is it?

one’s own?

society’s?

parents’?

government’s?

dunno…

do u noe?

can u help?

I am reminded of how fortunate i am after viewing the email below.

AreYouBothered.pps

I’m grateful for having ample food and clothings, for being in a peaceful and prosperous country, for my parents’ continuous care and concern and for having the opportunity to study in well-equipped schools.

感激。。。

感激能去祖籍地。

感激接触到佛教文化。

感激欣赏到精湛书法。

恩。。。