Are You Katak Bawah Tempurung?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? (Are you living in your own world?) Do you ever wonder why some people don’t think the same way as you do? Do you ever wonder why everyone else in the world is strange, and you’re not?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? Do you think you’re the next Mariah Carey and get shell-shocked when suddenly these reality show judges say you can’t sing at all? Are you actually surprised they think that way?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? Do you think people in other countries should think like you do and have the same values as you do? And if they don’t then you should invade their country, turn it upside down and tell them how to run it?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? Are you not finished yet with that great novel or script? Are you thinking that your work of art needs a few more touches still and please won’t everyone just leave you alone because you’re a genius?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? When you walk around your neighbourhood, do you know all the names of the people you meet? Do you care about who they are and how they feel and what’s been going in their lives?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? Do you think you know a lot about something and feel compelled to tell people how to do something even if they didn’t request your help? And when you communicate with them, they have only very short answers for you and you never even ask yourself why?

Are you katak bawah tempurung? Do you think that you should be respected and revered just because you’ve been around the longest? Do you pay little attention the little guy who is just starting out because “he doesn’t know s**t?”

Are you katak bawah tempurung?

Maybe I am katak bawah tempurung…