Why are people so ignorant and so selfish these days? Words can’t express how I feel about ignorant people. I remember reading something online, a picture to be exact and the interpretation of it. It featured an old lady sitting and holding a cup begging for money while a group of schoolchildren passed by and spit on her. The other kids just stood there and laughed and pointed out at the poor helpless lady. I believe the setting of the picture took place in Thailand in a poor village. In the article I read, the photographer expresses his thoughts about the whole situation with the old lady and kids. The photographer said that he was angry that the kids would do such a thing, especially to an old lady. If you look at my point of view, all children should treat their elders with respect regardless if they are just acquaintances or if they are family. No one should have the right to disrespect any elder. In this case, the kids going to school actually have the advantage of an education; they should know better. Also, their parents should serve as educational models. They’re supposed to teach their kids right from wrong. How can they treat the old lady like this? After she was spat on, the photographer then gave the old lady a napkin to wipe off the spit and she thanked him. Another photographer took a picture of his partner caring for the old lady and in the background you can still see the kids playfully walking off and not really caring about anything. Seeing young children behave this way is unbelievable. I really think it’s absolutely atrocious! Everyone is looking for a way to survive, so why make other people’s lives more miserable and difficult? People like that need to take a look at their morals and reevaluate their priorities.
by Sandra L.
