Global issues is a problem that is influencing the world everywhere. Whether it is as small as one child suffering on the streets, or as big as a whole nation devastated, they are all as important. Every single person in ISKL can make a difference to these problems since we are part of the top 1% of the world. These issues are getting more and more serious and if all of us put our very best in to it, we can put a stop to the vast increase of global issues. During the very first class of global issues, we experienced how much of a difference one person's touch could be. We all had to crouch down and when someone came around and tapped your shoulder, you were free to stand up. This was a representation of how someone's tap can make such a huge change. Then later when you were tapped again, you could open your eyes and tap another person's shoulder. This represented that when you had enough, you could help others as well. While some people were free there were still people with their eyes closed or people still crouching down. This shows the difference between people still struggling in poverty. If all of us could do that, the numbers of that group will decrease.
We are reading a book call "The Heaven Shop" during class in global issues. The book so far handles a variety of global issues that is actually happening around the world. It mainly feature on HIV/AIDS and poverty. While reading this book so far, I have felt fortunate for all the things I had that a lot of other kids around the world didn't. I realized that we needed to be global action-takers not just bystanders.
WHY SHOULD I CARE????
Global issues aren't just the problems or the ones suffering. It is a part of our lives too. Eventually, these problems will be everyone's problems. Also, we can make a difference to these problems. Thats why we should care. Every coin that we put in the charity boxes in shopping mall can feed a person who is less fortunate than us for a meal or a day even. We should learn to appreciate what we have and share it as we are all part of the same community. I am sponsoring a child in Cambodia just be giving 100RM every month for their education, food, and shelter. For us, that might not seem like much, but for them it is something they can live off. Every time she send a letter back saying how much better she is now, I always feel that I am doing something that changed someone's life. "There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs, but not for everyone's greed" -Mahatma Gandhi
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