A boy

We went for car accessories today. We were looking for car mate to display on top of the original rug made carpet, funny huh? not sure whether other countries do that, the orginial carpet stink if it was soaked and ya how often we got those carpet washed? So i determined to get pvc carpet.

Since I couldn't agreed with the quotes, we finally settled at the third shop. It was a shop recommended by her, my sister. A typical chinese run car accessories shop, approx. 800 sqft offering audio system, car accessories and installation, can only service a car or two at a time, it was a small business. A boy came by, he asked what colors i was looking for, i said beige (since it matches my car seats), then on second thought i said brown, beige is not a common colors, he asked a senior "what's brown", the senior said "fui sek" (grey). Ha. I managed to get the colors i wanted at the end.

He was about 14-5 year old, chubby, decent looking, 5"4, speak in short touge, bright smile. It was such a short conversation, it kept me wondering, why would a boy work as a mechanic (in my country, that's one of the lowest ranking job), usually only those school leavers work there. I made the deal with him because he's a lovable most importantly i feel a pity because he was only a boy who got to work during weekend whilst other juveniles may jolly elsewhere. However i was bit optimistic that boy might be the son of the owner, but it wasn't. We probed that he's a school leaver because he doesn't like/can't study. I was shocked, it was a waste, it was a pity, i keep asking my sister, why would a person can't study? Factors are family background, friends influence, family supports. In this 21 century, which parents doesn't give the best to their children? In my dictionary, never a thought that couldn't get through the exams but how much you can score, study is never an issue for me, giving up study has never come acrossed my mind, at all. All i know as a kid, study is the only thing we should do. Now, god know what his future would be without a proper education. Well, some may made it but how many of them? My heart feels a pain.

I have a desire to help him, give him education, pay for his study, coach his homework. It may sounds awkward if i offer him help, again, who i'm to determine the life he should be leading on? everyone has their destiny, i sincerely pray for him bright future and hopefully, he could pick up study again, i wish.

p/s: i was feeling bit sentimental all night long, didn't know the reason until finished the post, the boy, was the reason.