competition

ema tengok cerita 'Tare Zameen Paar' semalam, alone in the kitchen bertemankan Maggi semangkuk. as i was watching the 2nd half of the story, i realized something bizarre. life i competition. sejauh mana kita setuju dengan pernyataan itu? some may say yes and some may say no. but the truth is, life IS a competition. x percaya?


from the day we were created *not born eh* we have been introduced to competition. i mean, the sperms from our dad competed among millions of themselves to penetrate the wall of the egg from our mom. ain't that real? then, the cells competed with time so that they were able to divide completely and quickly, or else there would be defects in the child once he or she is born to the planet. right?


once the child is born, the child is competing among other siblings in the family, to seek their parents attention. *that's why children cry so much, don't you think?* not only that, they among all the other children in the nursery for food, toys and more attention.


and then, the child safely steps his foot into school. he thought school is about learning new things and discovering things they don't know, but hey? they must compete! education & school ain't about learning new things, it's preparing you for the world. competing against other people for work and position and money! 


i mean, my parents used to say, 'you must get perfect score, this is an easy exam' or 'if you don't score this time, you'll be grounded' and i bet other parents do the same too. but watching the movie was a little heartbreaking when the father and mother don't understand why the child is behaving in such ways he is. i mean, looking at his spelling, a mum by right should know that the child has problems in spelling. she needs to teach him how to spell slowly, coz he's a 'lil slow. a slow learner. but instead of giving him a chance to try, they sent him to boarding school, where EVERYTHING is a competition. 


and the story went on & he found himself a teacher who helped him out & he was brilliant again. Ta-Da! end of story.