Treat them like Humans
by Yos @ July 20th, 2008. Filed under: Community.A few days ago, our family went to a lake. Not just any nice and decent lake, a very huge one in fact, I would call it a dump actually, yes, a dump. It was shocking that this so called “lake” is actually a source for about 100 people in that area, they wash their clothes over there, they clean themselves over there, they pee over there and they poo over there. It’s sick, the smell is sick, the people are sick! These people are poor, they’re old and hungry, they’d eat and wear whatever is available! Some of them doesn’t even have anything to wear, they just sit there naked without any protection, I was shocked that this kind of situation still exists in this country. The whole world knows that Indonesia is a third world country, but I never thought that it could be this bad.
You might be wondering “Then why the heck did you guys go there!?” The answer’s short and clear, for charity. We wanted to give them proper clothing for them to wear and food. We also provided ice cream because it’s always really hot over there! They were really happy, they grabbed the free ice cream as if it was money, and they hide some in their pockets too, we don’t really mind because that’s actually a pretty good idea, unless it melts of course.
After I’ve seen their situation, I would know by now that they don’t have clean water, but I was shocked when I saw a mother giving her own baby dirty water, the water was green and gross and that freaked me out! I mean, was it even sterilized properly!? Apparently those people didn’t really care, as long as they can live with that. The most sad thing about living there is the fact that they have to run away and hide every time the police comes, I just don’t get why the government just can’t let them live there and give them what they need or something! Why would they chase them away!? Let them live! If they don’t want them to live there, then give them a proper shelter!
Trying to describe their situation in a blog post isn’t very convincing, I know. If you were there looking at it yourself, you will be shocked with the way they live, people don’t even treat them like a normal human being, it really hurts, and it opened my eyes. If there was anything I could do to help them I would, and I did, and I will continue doing it, even though I cannot give them a proper shelter, at least they can eat and drink properly once in a while. They’re humans and they deserve to be treated like one…
[pictures on the next post]
July 20th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Wow, that’s really sad. :[
AimeeI’d love to see the pictures.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Oh, wow. It’s funny how most of us just take all this for granted when there’s others in the world having to live like those you saw. It’d be really amazing if we could just pick them up and give them a decent life, but it’s near impossible as there’s so many of them in the world. I’d love to be able to help them just a little bit though, but I have no idea how. =/ I’d definitely do what you did, go over there and give them just the little things that make all the difference. I’m glad you’re thinking of them, Yos. Not many people do. =/
AlexJuly 21st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Something similar to this happened in my city…
There was a man living in some trees, and he was featured on the news. Many people donated money to help him - and they featured him again a few weeks/months after, and he had a house, and he was working.
It’d be really nice if we could just help the people to a home or shelter - where they have an actual fixed address.
claireJuly 22nd, 2008 at 8:51 pm
that is really sad =,(
SarahJuly 24th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Very sad that people still live in poverty in this day and age.
AlexaJuly 24th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Wow, that is sad :[ I’ve always wanted to do something to help people like that…teach those kids how to read, or something. Just anything could help.
This is Alexa from TSS btw, I’m adding you to my blogroll on vox
NadiyyaJuly 24th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I hate stories like this. I did some work with charity: water a while ago and that’s exactly what goes on. I think charity: water is going to be doing some well projects in Indonesia this year.
YosJuly 24th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
whoosh! Replies
@Kristen, pictures might have to wait since my laptop is being a retard and I can’t resize my pics using photoshop.
@Aimee, yeah, it would be awesome to pick them up and give’em a house to live in and a job to do… yah, perhaps I should stock them with clean water or something like that
@Alex, It would be awesome if the news are actually interested to hear about these kind of places, but there’s just too much of’em that people actually just pass by and not care about them.
@Claire, it is… :’(
@Sarah, yeah, if only they had the chance to actually enjoy everything that the world can offer
@Alexa, hey Alexa!!
awww, teaching them how to read should be awesome 
some people (like 2-5) actually comes every week to play with the kids over there, and teach them stuff… *adds to blogroll*
@Nadiyya, oh awesome
there’s not much community and service going on in Indonesia and we badly need it >=(
BrendaJuly 28th, 2008 at 6:03 am
duh… kayaknya ni negara makin hari makin banyak aja orang miskin, mana harga naeeeeekkkk terus… sedih aja liat saudara2 sebangsa dan setanah air mendrita gitu gara2 poverty…
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