The fall

" Falling down is a part of life. Getting back up is living."

You know how a sayings and quotes that goes, "In life, you need to learn how to get back up yourself when you fall." or "If you fall yesterday, stand back up today." because these sentences literally was SCREAMING at me for the past two days. I had a 8.30AM class yesterday. So I woke up early at 5.30AM, got ready and left home at 6.30AM because I wanted to catch the early train. This was very routine if I had a 8.30AM class because early train means more seats. Also, my journey was from the North to the City so being any human being, we want to get a seat so that we could doze off in the train. However, while I was on the way from my house to the MRT, it drizzled a little and the floors and roads were super wet. I actually was walking as slow as possible to avoid falling. Unfortunately, it was just not my day and I slipped and fell ON THE STAIRS and landed on my back. I was so in pain, I actually sat there for a few minutes under the rain. That was not the sad part. The saddest part was when I was hoping someone would help me but no one did. An uncle turned back and saw me fall but he look away after that and continued walking. A few ladies walked passed me and when I made eye contact with them, they all looked away and continued walking. After sitting there until I felt I could walk, I got back up MYSELF, walked slowly to the MRT where it was sheltered, waited till I felt I was already okay and headed back home. I rested yesterday but I woke up today with flu and I suspect it was because I sat in the rain for quite some time yesterday right after the fall. I just learnt today that sometimes when we are in a difficult position, I do not know why, but somehow it is so difficult for strangers to help us. People are becoming more selfish. Even when someone is having a hard time in front of our eyes, they wouldn't help. Imagine all the hard time that cannot be seen easily by the eyes of the stranger, people wouldn't even care. And I feel so sad at how most people have this attitude. But I can't be so demoralised at everything I see. This is also a note to myself and to remind myself that IF I ever came across such incidents, I must be willing to help them because I ever felt that before and I ever have been in the same situation.

I pray that I wouldn't be like those people who were selfish to not help me and I pray that those people would not need to go through what I faced yesterday because that was so painful, physically and emotionally. ♥

thepinkrosette