We’re Not So Different You and I - Thailand Reflections

Hello friends!

Hope you’re all doing well, the new year has kicked off hella awesome, and new adventures are coming up for you. 

For those of you who know, I have had the amazing opportunity to make my way to Thailand. And if you know me well, you know I’m already processing every little thing that’s happened. So I wanted to talk about one thing that has really come up in my mind, the concept of oneness. 

Imagine this. You walk up to a stall, pull out your translation book, and ask for one Papaya salad in the most convincing Thai you possibly can. The lady stares  at you with a blank look on her face. Her poor brain trying to process what this young girl is trying to say. Next scene, you want to ask for a fork, so you go up the young girl  and with your best sign language you imitate forking out your food. She laughs at you, grabs the food with her hands and puts it in her mouths. You laugh together at your foolish western self.

However, that look of sympathy. That want of understanding. That moment that you look at each other and laugh at the awkwardness. That moment where you smile at the person walking past and their bored expression turns to one of happiness and sympathy. Those moments really make you realise, we’re not so different, you and I.

Even though we may not speak the same language, even though you might not have the same background, or understanding of the world, I’ve come to realise that this is only superficial. Deep down, down to the core, these people are the same. We all feel sympathy, we all feel love for our mother, our father, or our daughter and son. I see the young girls working behind the counter, and see myself doing the same thing a few months ago. I remember the feeling when a customer showed you that you were a human, and see them feel the same when I treat them with the same respect, even if they don’t understand one word that I’m saying. 

That’s the best feeling, when a person smiles at you and appreciates your humanity. Whether I’m in New Zealand or Thailand, this is the same. 

So let’s realise, we’re all equal. We all want to be loved, and respected. We’re all one humanity living on this one beautiful earth.



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  1. Unknown12 February 2019 at 06:12

    Cool stuff, I mean like I can relate this with me, worth read...Thumbs Up!!����
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