Difficult World

From what we heard or read in the newspaper, it seems like this is a difficult world to live in. A world where you have to look at everyone and everything in suspicion.



When you hear your neighbor's kids crying, now you'll wonder are they just being punished for being naughty or just kids trying to get their parents attention or they're abused by their parents or guardian.



Mothers can't even leave their own children under the care of the children's birth father (their husband or ex husband) or grandfather, what more if it is step-father, relatives or neighbors for fear they'll get sexually abused.



Fathers, grandfathers, male relatives get very uncomfortable when cases of children being sexually abused by family members are highlighted in the news. Now, their wife, daughters or daughter-in-law will think twice about leaving the children under their care.



It takes longer to get to go out with your new girlfriend because you're still a stranger by any standard and if they know what is good for them, they better be careful before agreeing to go out with strangers.



You're taking risk when getting into a cab. You can get raped or robbed if you're unlucky. You're taking risk when trying to assist strangers who looked like they're trying to ask for some direction. They might take out some weapon and ask you to hand over all your valuables or follow them somewhere. Crying out for help might not help you in any way.



You can be a victim of snatch theft, getting abducted or kidnapped every time you're stepping out from your house. You can be a victim of burglary when you stayed at home.



You may suddenly being pursued by the infamous "along" because your spouse or children decided to take some debt without ever informing you. You may suddenly owe hundreds of thousands to the bank because your IC got lost once.



Sigh! The list can go on and on but I'll stop now before making myself depressed. This is indeed a very difficult world to live in. This is not the world I want to live in but this is the world that has been created by our very own doings.



We have to make the best of what we have which makes me realize how photography can be a good way of escapism. I can choose to capture the world at its best; a moment in time, freeze permanently.