Shoes: For Style or Safety?
Ranking second as the frequently used body part is our feet. Every day of our walking life, the average steps a male takes per day is 7192 and 5210 steps for females. We won’t notice this unless we’re crazy enough to count it. So it seems natural for us to take good care of our ever-dependable feet. We basically wear a pair of slippers of shoes for safety’s sake; buying high-end types of footwear that offer better protection is done by seasoned traveler not only in the Philippines but also in other parts of the world.
A documentary I watched served the purpose of informing me about a footwear situation in a specific part of the country. No, it is not about the tallest high-heels or the largest pair of shoes; it is about, ironically, wearing nothing to protect the feet at all, not even the simplest slippers. The story revolves around one of the poorest rural areas in the Bondoc peninsula in Quezon province, where villagers consider wearing shoes or slippers a privilege and a luxury. They are more concern on putting food on their plates rather than buying a pair of shoes. Having one is worth one or two weeks of what they earn. It’s heartbreaking and at the same time awe-inspiring. Imagine enduring heat, rocky tracks, and slippery terrains almost every day just to make a living or go to school. And what makes it like a Semana Santa (Holy Week) special is walking without any footgear at all, the way people in Jesus’ tishme did.
As I write this, I remembered an account on my childhood—the first time I set foot on a beach without wearing any padding beneath my feet under the scorching sun. It is one “hell” of an experience and I am not planning to relive it again. Ever. That’s why I am irrevocably amazed on the ability of townspeople of that rural village who practically could live without footwear at all.
Maybe the reason is that, whenever I get the chance to go to a mall and pass by the shops selling expensive brands of slippers, I don’t feel the compulsion to buy but instead wonder why some people are willing to pay 4 dollars or 1000 pesos for a pair of plain slippers. Where is the economics on that? Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality of the world we’re living in. The easiest thing most of us could acquire is ten-folds more difficult for others because of the endemic poverty our world is suffering from.
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By : Roel John Bobis
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