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The writer is currently an Undergraduate at the University of Birmingham, UK. He wishes to espouse an amalgamation of entries and thoughts in this site with the aim not just to entertain but to provoke discussion, especially on his write ups on social issues and current affairs. Apart from heavily engaging in this activity, he enjoys a wide range dramas and musicals, especially those that carry insightful messages. He is also a self proclaimed music critic, a history buff and most recently a novelist and a scriptwriter. He holds a strong interest in the workings of macro-economics, particularly international trade policies and international development, Post-Modernism/Post-Structuralism as well as International Political Economy. Any discussion with regards his write ups or interests is most appreciated. Do kindly use the Guestbook function located below, leaving some means of contact. Alternatively, click on the “contact me” function above.
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Once more you open the door
2003-05-10 9:54 p.m.
This week during one of my Lit lectures, I posed Luke this question on whether one must always open the door for others who are just behind you. You see, as I approached LT 2 doors, there were three girls behind me and I just yanked the door open and didn't bother to hold it for the three young ladies behind me.(Not that it matter that they were girls).
Luke told me that it is a natural action to hold the door open for people. That made me feel guilty, and my guilt increased with his mini lecture on how my actions were unlike a gentlemen. I replied by saying that one cannot always remember the virtues of a gentleman and carried them out all the time. He just shrugged.
Now having been under ACS (I)'s philosophy of being a "scholar, officer, and gentleman" for four years, you may think that it should be natural for me to uphold virtues and act in a manner becoming of a gentlemen. However, does one really have to practice this all the time? Or does not picking up someone's pencil case when it falls make you any less a chivalrous person?
I posed the same question to Chih Hung. He questioned me back, asking me which three girls were behind me. If I remember correctly it was Ruo Hui, Sherry and Edna. So, is it the fact that you knew those three girls that made you feel guilty or do you still worry because of another reason? My reply was that it didn't matter who was behind me, but whether you are obliged to open the door for any one. Well, replied Chih Hung, I still think it depends on who the people are.
It is not like I have not bother picking up fallen items or not reminded others that their bags are open. Perhaps in the midst of our daily lives, we tend to classify our actions in order of importance. Even though it could be our closest friend, our elder, we may miss warning that they dropped something valuable or we may forget our manners in front of them.
Is there any truth behind Chih Hung's words? Do we do things for others just because we know them?I leave you to ponder over this…
