Once upon a time an elderly man was making his way home through the park after a long day at work. Some youths set upon him. They were carrying knives. They mugged him, injured him badly and left him lying in a pool of blood.
A
while later a city gent happened to pass by. He looked at the bleeding man on
the ground and thought: This may be a trap. If I stop to help him someone might
come out from the bushes and attack me. I'd better hurry home.
And so he did.
A while more later another man happened to come along. He saw the elderly man on
the ground and thought: I'd better pretend not to have seen him. If I stop and
call the police and ambulance they will ask me a lot of questions. They will
want a lot of information. I'll be a witness and I'll probably have to go to
court eventually to say what I saw. I really can't be bothered with all this.
I'd better rush home.
And so he did.
A bit more later a learned man came by. He had studied sociology, philosophy,
and many other important subjects. He looked at the injured man on the ground
and thought: Whoever did this needs help. They must be from an under-priviledged
background and up-bringing. Poor souls!
And he hurried home thinking about society.
Moral of the story: What a mess we made of this world in the 21st Century.
© Copyright V Moubarak 2008