Eye-power.

I was reading Haro Sg on 'lending eye power' a few days back and yesterday I saw half a hundred people generously lending their helping eyes.
I was travelling up the escalator towards the Outram EW platform when all of a sudden there was this plastic dropping sound coming from the adjacent stairway.
Naturally, all heads turned towards that direction and maintained that way for about 5-10 secs.
I reached the platform and rushed to see what happened.
Many curious eyes were focusing down the stairway, they just stood there.
Down there was an indian man sprawled on the steps with his magazine and HP strewn away from him. He could barely get up. It looked as if eye power can really help lift him up and start walking.
For those who have slipped and landed on steps before, you know the agony of this misfortune.
I went down and tried to get the heavy man up who just started recovering from his shock and pain. Behind me was another indian man who spoke to him in tamil(perhaps). Guess he was alright.

The agonised man gripped the rail tightly and made staggered baby steps down another 20+ steps. Everyone just stood there and watch. [I had mixed feelings about not supporting him all the way down but I really felt that he could make it. =X]

If everyone there was under military law, I hope they get 10 sets of 20 diamond pushups so that it might awaken their buried empathy and initiative.

Did they just think there'll surely be someone to reach out and help him up or that they conceived that " Oh dear, but I think he's strong enough to stand up. I think I'll just watch and see. Fall down only mah...... " ?

Disappointing apathy.