This is not a post about who to vote for on that date. This is neither the forum, nor do I consider myself a sufficient authority on those matters, but a simple exhortation inspired by a comment made by a senior on facebook.
As Rovers/Scout Leaders, as we aspire to use our vote to seek better lives for ourselves, for better governance and a better government, as we aspire to be listened to and to be understood… let us not forget our promise to help others, and to leave this world a better place than we found it.
Let us not, in our frenzy to be listened to and to be understood, forget to listen to and understand others. If we cannot first listen to and understand other Singaporeans around us, then perhaps we deserve a government that does the same.
I am neither qualified, noble enough, or enjoy sufficient stature to exhort people to vote for the common good of society (I leave that to the ArchBishop who has done that, he has the necessary clout.) My request is more simple.
As nomination day has come and gone, and polling day will come and go, and the dust will surely settle… no matter who you voted for on that day, do continue to live your promise, continue to help other people, even as others do not, continue to listen to and understand other people, even as others do not.
Polling Day is once in 5 years, but we live our promise every day.
A Singapore Scouter's Log 