Three days ago, i saw a news regarding of a youngster who have stolen a phone which only worth for RM 200 and he had been beaten by around 20 peoples until dead faint and ended up to death .
Today , i watched the video. The thief's body,with hand and feet bounded, was lying on the ground and begging for halt violence treated. But violence doesn't seem to reduce. The 'people' even use the cigarette to scald the thief's hand and used the shoe to hit on his face. More brutally and cruelty that i do not dare to envisage. Whereas, the witnesses inside the video were chillax and calm , like watching a play. Where does the humanity goes?
I am not feeling sad about the thief but the society. The society is getting cold and detached. There is a lot of ways to tackle with the thief. At least, the court will administer the punishment of criminal by law. Civilian , when have you been empowered to give excruciation. Possess of sense of justice definitely a good thing but abusively apply will turn into bad things.
People who filming the video; people who do nothing and witness it happening , ya, this is nothing to do with them , it is none of their business, they do not have to take the responsibility to protect the thief moreover he had committed a crime (but WHY they never thought of they should help to stop the violence to protect them become a murder perhaps). He is a bad person and so he deserved it./? Or are we afraid to make a step out of the comfort zone? We want to give a hand but we are not bold to do so.
And now the full of sense of righteous persons have became a murderers and had taken on a homicide. I believe they are a lot of these kind of cases happen in Malaysia.
I was a Chinese educated , therefore, i necessary to study the China ancient literature, and this news recalled me about XunZi.
Xunzi was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought. Xunzi believed man's inborn tendencies need to be curbed through education and ritual, counter to Mencius's view that man is innately good. He believed that ethical norms had been invented to rectify mankind.
Xunzi :"'If you do not know a man, look at his friends; if you do not know a ruler, look at his attendants.' Environment is the important thing! Environment is the important thing!"
I do agree with XunZi's philosophy. Most of the people are trying to being selfish just to protect them self , we can tell,we hardly change. Whereas, I feel anxious that ' people do bad , must kena hit before they put into jail' will gradually become a concept , a habit in the society and take it as granted. Monkey see monkey do.
I really hope the society is teeming with love and care instead of violence and blood .
最遥远的距离 不是我在你眼前 你却不知道我爱你 ， 最遥远的距离是我在就快要死在你眼前 你却不救我。
