| the reality is that there are many different layers to China and that the lives of the foreigners and affluent Chinese are extremely different from that of many of the other people living in the same city and more so than anywhere else, the reality is striking in China. Today I decided to take the bus from ShiChaHai to Wangfujing (two areas packed with foreigners) instead of paying RMB 15 more for a taxi. On the bus I barely had any room to stand, squeezed in and yet still having the bus driver yell to move back so more people could get on. For many of those who are affluent or who are foreigners, the choice is simple, they can just ignore all this, they can cloister themselves in big fancy apartment buildings, work in brand new high rises and eat at expensive restaurants. But for those who want to understand the real situation, who can speak Chinese or who choose to move between the "two different cities," at times it can be extremely hard on the spirt and a feeling of having lost something on the rise up can take over. Its normal but its right, its good, because at least you recognize it and maybe try to strive to do better whereas so many simply ignore it...
Sorry for the babble and maybe it didn't come out right, I'm just sort of speaking from my own feelings from the past few days and also its very late here and I'm tired...hehe, goodnight! :) |
We Filled Our Lives But Lost Our Souls