Life With Less, But More

This is a mini one-paragraphed essay which we all did in class. The title is Less But More, it's taken from the Oxbridge competition's title, I guess... The time given for us was 5 minutes...

The passageway of the underground subway is flooded with androids of people, rushing in and out of shuttles, up and down the escalators. It's Christmas Eve but the entire subway is filled with moody and dreadful faces.

Except for a little corner, lies a little red box with 'Donations for Orphanage' at it's front and a tiny Santa hat decorating it.

Even so, passerby's stingily glimpse at the little red box and never even thought of digging out their pockets.

Then, comes a young girl in ragged, filthy clothes. She stood in front of the box, took out her only penny from her pocket and popped it into the tiny opening of the box.

She smiled, because she knew her penny may be less, but meant more for the kids in the orphanage.

Eng Hoe signing off...