Held a small initiative for our english project's video with amelia and cheryl today at sentosa/vivo. So our initiative Take 5, was actually an act of high-fiving strangers to pass on the liveliness and happiness in SG. Gave them small notes as well. Quite an eye-opener for me I must say. Not so much of seeing new stuff, but more of a big realisation.
Not going to talk so much about how the entire thing went but more about what I feel about the entire thing so I guess this is kinda going to be a messy post. Most of my thoughts aren't very sorted out as well haha. The simple act of a high-five to strangers brought smiles to many of those who responded to us when we approached them. Of course there were also people who rejected us (mostly SGreans sadly) but many did acknowledge us tho some of them were a lil' apprehensive at first.
First thing I would like to talk about is the fact that most of the people who rejected/ignored us were SGreans. Quite a sad fact as this project was targeted mainly to raise awareness about their liveliness. It occurred to me that our lives in SG were so fast-paced that we don't even have time to appreciate anything around us. We are so constrained by time that most of us don't even have time to relax. We just dismiss strangers and random people off in our lives cuz they aren't part of our fast-paced lives. I guess this is what makes SG such a dull place sometimes.
Next is about the feeling of happiness of bring smiles to their face. Haven't felt so happy in awhile honestly, having strangers' faces turn from confusion to smiles. Most of them were confused at our initiative at first, but after explaining and high-fiving, they all had smiles on their face, and it really made my day. To know that someone is slightly happier than before because of your efforts is a really blissful and heartwarming thing to know. Although a high-five might sound superficial to some, I think that it isn't really about what we do or how we do it, but about the result that comes out of it - making someone happy. However I guess I still prefer the conventional way of service, through helping them. Thought about becoming a social worker in future but I guess I won't prioritise it as my career, but just a hobby/interest in the future.
Might just come up with more similar initiatives in the future maybe in the holidays, cuz nothing beats the surge of happiness from being able to benefit others.
Labels: life, service, thoughts
