Thursday, November 4, 2010

Circular Value



Sometimes it is so contradicting when a person who claims to be generous and kind is actually engaging in actions which speak the opposite. Look at our surroundings. We have those who say they pay a rather significant importance on educating the younger generations, and yet charging the courses available at such high cost to the point of some fail to take up tertiary education. We have those who want to bring people off from the dying edge and to ensure the health of many souls, and yet charging even higher cost for the medications, even the medical check up requires particular amount of money. We have those who wish to bring better lifestyle to all citizens within the restricted boundaries, and yet they ask for dozens of surcharges onto each requests made. Are the wishes and claims true after all? Indeed, it is ridiculous to have a person making losses out in their professions. Nonetheless, is it really necessary to charge at such a price that many cannot afford, which may then cost the person a great opportunity or perhaps, his life even? Perhaps some may say the price value allows people to distinguish the best from the worst, the higher the better quality and guarantee. Is it really? Or it is as simple as the marketing purposes? Are all the low priced items that bad? The amount we pay in the current days does not guarantee us the best service nor the best learning environment, but merely, the envious expressions in which others put on their faces whenever it is mentioned. It is a circle indeed, without us knowing what could be the main contributor to such a mess. Do all doctors wish to be doctors so that they could save many lives? Do all academic institutions founders found universities and colleges just so they can produce students of higher quality? It all comes down to one word, money. How pathetic. 



1 comments:

Max said...

as much as we dislike it, it is what runs the world now. honour and words used to be the currency of the world, but that is no longer the case and money has taken over. it is only natural, since that without money, one could not live.

it feels disgusting to know that many ppl take up professional jobs to earn more money rather to enjoy the job, to feel the challenge the job offers, to contribute back to the society that played a part in shaping us.

it may be part of human nature too, that at the beginning, we may have noble intentions in our mind. but somewhere along the way, we lost sight of our initial intention and began considering our personal gains instead.

there's this saying: "in pursuit of improving ourselves, we will, somehow, lose ourselves." how ironic.