Thursday, June 5, 2008

To Witness or To Listen?

What is the first reaction when a story is told? What first come to our mind during history lessons? What do we do when more than one version of one particular story is shared? Who do we side when two are to argue over the matters? We do not experience all things in the world though we want to, thus we choose to listen, to what the others have to say, what the others have been through, what the others have thought of. From time to time, a story would be passed around, be it among the friends or simply the neighborhood, what one has done, where one has been and so on. As the story being shared from one person to another, the details might be gone missing and soon after, it would be cut short from 3 days 2 nights long story to 10 seconds, or even becoming the rumors people have been referring to. We tend to remember the glorious moments of ours and share them with the rest of the world compared to the embarrassing ones. Therefore, there are times where parts of the stories might not be true. How many people have been dreaming of able to go back in times? Where they can witness the incidents with their very own eyes, listen to the conversations taken place ages ago with their very own ears and proud to say that they know their history with their very own lips. Hence, there are those who willing to travel around the world, to see things from a different perspective, to hear the different voices hidden deep within the jungle where the forgotten ones are living in and to learn that there are more than what is shown in the television, what has been shared by the others and what is taught in school. If you are given a choice, would you choose to witness or to hear it from others?