Over at Big Lychee, a commenter holds forth on the topic of Hongkongers' widely-expressed reactions to the death and deprivation in the Philippines in the wake of the recent typhoon:
HKers abject lack of compassion for victims of the typhoon, and
rather venal approach to the bus tragedy, is shameful. I believe the
resentment comes from the fact that the Filipinos who live here reflect
an uncomfortable truth: you can be happy, you can experience joy,
without constant striving for material wealth. And when HKers witness
this – joy for the sake of joy – it makes it so much harder to pretend
that the new car, apartment, gourmet meal, fulfills and satisfies the
soul.
And so, rather than using the uncomfortable feeling to spur
contemplation of the nature of true happiness and life fulfillment,
HKers choose to judge and hate and deny the only really happy people who
live here. Sad.
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