Giving up your seat to someone who need it more, is very much
your own choice. Meaning, if I give up my seat to someone whom I
deem in need of it more than I, I wouldn't gripe about why others
around me do not give a damn.
Because I know this world is made up of all kinds of people (idiots
included).
Giving up a seat does not require any kind of assessment as to who
has more rights, less rights, or are supposed to. This act of
giving others your seat is very much culture based, and tells on
the way your parents brought you up. Our culture here is the "Me
First, and Mine Only" culture, which we are desperately trying to
make amends to.
For this "Me First, and Mine Only" mentality to change, it is going
to take quite some time judging by the way things are generally
going. Motorists still cut into lanes and road-hog, people still
take every opportunity to cut que, and handphones are still ringing
and being answered in cinemas.
Mind you all, it isn't just giving up seats in MRT trains that's a
problem. It's the mindset of our people in general!
So, go ahead and make that difference in your daily life; give up
that seat, let someone go first when driving, respect other
people's right of way, don't hog the road, cut or switch lanes
considerately, and TURN OFF YOUR DAMN HANDPHONE/S when you enter a
cinema!
