So selfish, two words that could describe, oh actions of mine

It's always nice to gain perspective in life.

Around the holidays, it's the time when most people attempt to see what they really have.

And yet, when the holidays are over, it's back to being self-absorbed with our daily lives as ever.

So there I was on a Sunday night, struggling to come up with what to put on my Christmas list.

I started to complain that I couldn't decide what exactly to put on it, since

everything was either too expensive or there was so many things I wanted. 

And then I really sat there, absolutely disgusted with myself. 

I mean, there are kids out there who would kill

for like, a Christmas colored ribbon scrap and I'm complaining that I have too

many options to choose from.

Wat?

It just goes to show you how first world our problems are. We're so caught up in our technologies

and frivolous little activities that we don't realize how much we truly have. It's always

been every man for himself, but nowadays I think we, as a whole, have

taken that to the extreme. Would it really hurt to try and consider

others for a change? Or is it natural in human nature to

ignore the welfare of our fellows? Maybe, maybe not. There are some people

out there who are in touch with their philanthropic side.

Take for example, my mother. She is perhaps the most self-less person I have 

ever know. I'm not kidding, she would do anything for me or any of

my siblings. She gave up her life in another country; she completely left her family,

not to mention her job, education and worldly possessions, all to fashion a new life 

for the kids that didn't even exist yet. Then she had to endure the journey to America itself,

a grueling week-long boat ride with no more food than some stale bread and water.

And here I am. Perhaps this is why I am also a little ahead of my years, since 

there is no way I could think of gambling my mother's sacrifice by doing something really stupid.

So that's a tiny little story about a third-world (sort-of...was Vietnam third-world in the 1960-70's?)

person and their struggle. Here's a video demonstrating many people's current "dilemmas"...