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13-09-2015, 05:50 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
It was the media that exposed my selfishness to myself; the letters to the media unanimously demanded Tony Abbott to take in the refugees. The bottom line is this – they are displaced and we have to help, no ifs, no buts. One man even offered to take in a refugee family into his home and asked if any authority could organise this as many others might want to open up their homes as well! I must say I am nowhere near these big-hearted people when it comes to such matters of the heart. Yet, I call myself a Christian and all I worry about is whether we can afford to take in the refugees during such economic climate. Indeed, I am the modern day Pharisee!
I am not saying that Mr. Australia is all good and flawless. Yes, there is discrimination here; remember the Cronulla riot, the violent assaults against some Muslims and the recent tirade against an Asian woman caught on youtube, just to name a few. But I had also experienced discrimination in Singapore when I found out that as a manager in an MNC, my pay was lower than a French executive with lesser duties. I also know some jobs in Singapore are not opened to certain races or even Singaporeans.
Therefore, I find it is really hard to compare the two spouses – Australia and Singapore, just like it is difficult to decide which is better – apples or durians. Australia is the poorer and mundane man but he has a bigger heart and a creative mind. His children are encouraged to speak their minds and explore their potential. He has also been a mirror for my soul, helping me to reflect on myself. Singapore is the more academic, richer man with all the glitz and can offer me physical security but he has a much lesser heart. His children must speak only when spoken to and fit into daddy’s square holes.
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015...bled-thankful/ (http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/09/post-election-catharsis-humbled-thankful/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?216226-after-thoughts-by-an-ex-singaporean&goto=newpost).
It was the media that exposed my selfishness to myself; the letters to the media unanimously demanded Tony Abbott to take in the refugees. The bottom line is this – they are displaced and we have to help, no ifs, no buts. One man even offered to take in a refugee family into his home and asked if any authority could organise this as many others might want to open up their homes as well! I must say I am nowhere near these big-hearted people when it comes to such matters of the heart. Yet, I call myself a Christian and all I worry about is whether we can afford to take in the refugees during such economic climate. Indeed, I am the modern day Pharisee!
I am not saying that Mr. Australia is all good and flawless. Yes, there is discrimination here; remember the Cronulla riot, the violent assaults against some Muslims and the recent tirade against an Asian woman caught on youtube, just to name a few. But I had also experienced discrimination in Singapore when I found out that as a manager in an MNC, my pay was lower than a French executive with lesser duties. I also know some jobs in Singapore are not opened to certain races or even Singaporeans.
Therefore, I find it is really hard to compare the two spouses – Australia and Singapore, just like it is difficult to decide which is better – apples or durians. Australia is the poorer and mundane man but he has a bigger heart and a creative mind. His children are encouraged to speak their minds and explore their potential. He has also been a mirror for my soul, helping me to reflect on myself. Singapore is the more academic, richer man with all the glitz and can offer me physical security but he has a much lesser heart. His children must speak only when spoken to and fit into daddy’s square holes.
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015...bled-thankful/ (http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/09/post-election-catharsis-humbled-thankful/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?216226-after-thoughts-by-an-ex-singaporean&goto=newpost).