I feel very disappointed with an answer from my superior. He said, "If the boy is poor, then he has to wait for his turn." Very rational and cold. I was rather taken aback by such cold response from a person who deals with children. I wonder whether he has taken time to really know the children under his wing? Does he know the children by their names? Does he know their backgrounds? Or does he only fit them into the tapestry of one of my students? He looked slightly bemused when I tried to tell him the boy's problem. His look told me to mind my own business.

Some said, as a matter of fact, that it was the parents' faults. The parents should carry out their responsibilities to provide care and atttention for their child. So, nobody can do anything to help him. Case closed.

Knowledge has not enriched us. Everyone seems to be so distant and cold. The smarter and more knowledgeable ones seem to have more reasons to rationalise, to explain and to judge. Nobody is willing to stop or listen or spare some time for those around us. And, that makes us poorer within. The world within is a ruin, and ancient ruin!

I looked into the eyes of the boy and he avoided me. No, he was not shy to look at me; but, he was uncomfortable to show his helplessness. He did not know how to deal with his problem and he had nowhere to ask help from. He was not sure whether I could be genuine.

I have realised that we rarely look into the others' eyes when we talk. We just talk, just lash out whatever we want to. And, we have forgotten how to look into one another's eyes when we talk.

The exterior world looks sophisticated and advanced; but, the world within is shattered and in ruins.