Oh dear!
Child May 14th, 2008Singapore’s weather is really unpredictable, today is stormy day. Rain, rain, rain. The sky is so dark now at 10.30am and it looks like its 6.30pm in the evening.
We passed by the bus-stop as we were going to the coffee-shop earlier this morning. Within that few seconds of getting brief shelter from the bus-stop, I saw a scene that broke my heart.
This little girl in her Primary School uniform with a 6 year old build, was sitting at the bench at the bus-stop, opening her ‘Want Want’ Biscuit. You know how difficult it is to open such packaging sometimes.
She over did it, the plastic packaging broke into two, the 2 biscuits fell straight onto the floor which was already soaked by the rain. She stared at the biscuit as it sucks up the water on the floor like a sponge, she wanted to pick it up, a stranger beside her stopped her from bending forward.
“It’s dirty already, you can’t eat it. Leave it alone.” The stranger persuaded.
The little girl with her hair nicely tied up in a long pony tail started to cry. Oh dear! My heart was so sour. My heart went out to her at once. The persuader has became the consoler now, the lady stroke the little girl’s back, “oh, don’t cry, no one will scold you, tell your Mommy what happen, she will not scold you.”
I was thinking, what made her think that the girl was crying over the fear of being scolded? *Eyes Rolled* It’s as clear as a white sheet of paper, isn’t it? She is crying because she can’t eat! Ok, maybe I’m wrong too. The old lady was guessing and so was I. No one really knew why she cried. What do you think?
Anyway, my mind was chanting, “is there anything I can do to ease her sorrow?…is there?” Let’s say my guessing was right, then all I need to do, was to get her another one. Just when I decided to go to the provision to get one for her, her maid appeared, got to know the whole story, took the small hand and went straight to the provision shop. I didn’t follow on…
Such scenes just make your heart break, doesn’t it? Or am I too emotional?



May 14th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I think she cried because she can’t eat it.. It is very sweet of that lady and you :) I happen to come across a similar situation before and I gave the kid a sweet and she was so happy!
No, you are not too emotional :) I would think of something to help the kid too if I were you. Or am I too emotional too? Hehehe…
May 14th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Interesting. We do this, don’t we, assume we have a certain situation all summed up. But yes, me too, always emotional…
May 14th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
A moment in time…you captured it well. Who’s to know why she cried? But, good that her maid took her back in for another one. :)
May 14th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Oh yes I would have been saddend for the little girl as well….maybe she was crying because she knew there was nothing she could do about the fallen biscuits and that if she had been more careful opening them they might not had fallen….I glad someone was there to take her hand and console her…how thoughtful of you to think of that little girl…..hope the sun shines soon!!!
May 14th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
i think,
i would feel sad like you too, if i saw a little girl cry under such circumstances..
i would have the same urge to buy the same biscuit for her too.
perhaps her mum gave her one such biscuit to reward for her good behaviour that morning…but she dropped it and can’t enjoy the biscuit, that’s why the tears…
May 14th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
must be a very pitiful sight. luckily the maid came just in time. And it’s so kind of you to have that thoughts.
And no!..you are definately not too emotional, reading it makes me feel bad for the little girl too..
May 15th, 2008 at 5:01 am
I felt sad for the little girl just reading about it. I also think she was upset because she wanted to eat the cookies.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
u are not emotional..u have a kind heart that’s all. :)
May 15th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I too think it was because she couldn’t eat it… poor girl.. and nope, you are not too emotional :-)