Ever been caught in a human jam when shopping? And when you are in a hurry, there’ll always be this ‘lump’ of human beings blocking the entire path in front of you? Personally, I feel that this phenomenon is caused by the very fact that many people do not know how to walk properly. Walking is not just about standing on two legs and start moving forward by placing one leg before another. There are some unsaid rules to follow to make us look like courteous ‘walker’:

1. Keep left when walking slowly and allow a path on our right for incoming human traffic
2. When in groups, do not walk SLOWLY in a horizontal line and block the entire path
3. When shifting out of a line of people, ensure to check for any people coming in your way to prevent bumping into them
4. Do not stop suddenly or in the middle of the road, always check back
5. Do not walk too close behind someone in front of you

Oh, for those who had passed their driving basic theory test, you would have noticed that these rules are very familiar to these:

1. Keep left rule
2. No road hogging
3. Always check blind spot before changing lanes
4. Do not stop abruptly
5. No tail gating

At first glance, it look like they are present for safety reasons, but then on a second look, I feel that they carry more weightage of courteousness in them. These 5 rules, be it walking or driving, basically tells us to think for others; spare a thought for others who might be in a hurry, don’t go walk ‘ba-long-long’ on the road as though it is your grandfather’s road, etc.

We all know that according to law we need a license to drive. Why? So to prevent selfish people on the road causing accidents i.e. you cannot drive properly but still insist on driving on the road which is hazardous for other road users. Perhaps one day, walking license will be needed for us to walk. Let us now throw ourselves this question→ why are such laws created? I remember some years ago, a TVB drama said something like if all men are less selfish and think more about others, the creation of traffic light will not be needed. That is very true. Humans are getting more and more selfish as the days go. Using walking as an example, we can already see that many people do not spare a thought for other people who might be in a hurry and some others even walk in a way that put other people to harm.

Who think that other people are more important then themselves?
What makes one more superior then others?
Where will this degradation of human lead us?
Why are there people who just refuse to spare a thought for others?
When a task is given to the group, who will actually volunteer to do the toughest part?
How many drivers will actually give way to other cars driven by drivers who just passed?

We tend to take things for granted and seldom think about others. We are no sage. There is no way for us to put others before self but still, just thinking for others will make us a better person. We are all equal; we are not ranked by our wealth, skills or knowledge. We all eat with our mouth and shit with our ass. Unless one can eat with his/her ass I’ll admit that he/she is superior. However, for those who can shit with their mouth, it’s no talent; I had seen many already. We need to take initiative as well. When a tough job is given, split it up equally among the group and everyone suffer a little together. If everyone just wants to learn the art of ninjutsu, evade, then one poor soul will have to take the full hit of that shit. As for good stuff, everyone fights for it. If only we can share the goodness and give a chance for other people, I will not need to ask the above ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘why’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ questions.

Everyone should be courteous, spare a thought for others and work hard to build up our EQ. Say a simple ‘thank you’ to whomever for whatever little things done for you. Smile, nod or wave to drivers who give way to other drivers or pedestrians. When friends’ birthday comes, say a ‘happy birthday’ to them or give them presents to build up the friendship.

Speaking of birthday, my 21st birthday is coming this year. By sparing a thought for others, I had come out a wish list for my birthday so people who are buying gifts for me need not squeeze dry their brain juice just to get a present for me. =)
Wish list:

Ferrari

BMW

Peugeot

Porsche

Jaguar

I am not greedy, so i am not asking for all… Just buy me anyone will do. What you guys can do is gather together and split the total amount so everyone will only need to chip in one portion (remember the splitting of workload i mentioned above). Spare a thought for the others as after buying me a car, its not just me who will be happy. Serene and DJ will be as well (i know they are just waiting for the day for me to drive to school and they will just hop in…).
NOTE: The above paragraph is written solely for effect purposes only. Please DO NOT mistake me as someone who is insensitive and just blurt out nonsensical stuff from my mouth thinking that it is funny. But still, if you guys really want to be generous and give me a car as present, I’ll gladly accept them. =)

Back to the main topic again. Now, we know the importance of walking/driving properly, all that is left, is to put them to practice. Here, I urge you guys to join me; always bearing in mind to keep left allowing people to overtake from the right and never choke up the walkway when walking in a group. LONG LIVE BASIC THEORY!!!

I’ll be waiting for the day to come, the day where everyone keep left…