Are you doing your part to help Singapore progress?
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Are you doing your part to help Singapore progress?
By Daniel Wong | SingaporeScene – 23 hours ago
No, voting for the correct political party in 2016 is not one of the ways to help Singapore progress that I’m going to talk about in this article.
(I say this because I’ve heard plenty of people suggest that this is the number one way we can do our part.)
Instead, I’m going to discuss what other things we can do at an individual level to build a brighter future for Singapore.
This article isn’t about what the government should do to lower housing prices, improve public transportation or create more jobs.
There’s definitely a place for that kind of debate, but I don’t want to talk about the government in this article.
I want to talk about you and me.
How can we make Singapore a more wonderful place to live? How should we adjust our attitude and mindset? What principles should we operate by? How can we behave differently?
I’ve come up with four ways:
1. Focus on pulling ourselves up instead of dragging other people down
When we see people who are richer, more capable, or more knowledgeable than us, how do we respond?
It’s natural to look for reasons why they just don’t deserve to be better off than us. It’s easy to start complaining about how unfair our society is, or even how unfair life is.
When we do this, however, we’re refusing to take complete responsibility for our lives. We’re attempting to drag others down, instead of pulling ourselves up.
We can pull ourselves up by focusing on upgrading our skills and changing our attitude. We can read more books, go for more courses, start new projects, and build new businesses.
There’s always something we can do—no matter how small or seemingly insignificant—to bring us from where we are to where we want to go.
2. If we ever complain or criticize, then we also ought to propose a solution
It’s reasonable to stir up a debate about foreign talent or the “men in white”, but every time we complain or criticize—without also offering feasible ideas about how to solve the problem—we’re not helping the situation.
There’s a saying, “Opposing everything without proposing anything is irresponsible.” I believe this to be true.
Let’s offer constructive comments, rather than simply vent our anger or frustration.
As Singaporeans, we’re in the same boat. All of us have different thoughts about how to build a better Singapore, so let’s put forward our ideas firmly but calmly.
3. Be contributors instead of consumers
We often think about how we can earn more money so that we’ll be able to buy a bigger house, drive a nicer car, or go on more luxurious vacations.
When we take this approach, we’re acting as consumers. Our work becomes a means to an end, and our salary becomes just a tool we use to consume more products and services.
Without a doubt, this is one of the practical uses of money.
But our work can be about so much more than just the financial compensation we receive.
Our work ought to be focused on contribution, on adding value to the lives of other people. After all, wealth is mostly a by-product of the value we create.
I think you’ll agree with me that rich people like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have produced enormous amounts of value for the world.
As we concentrate on creating new projects, products, services and ideas, we become contributors instead of mere consumers.
Singapore definitely needs more people who have the contributor mindset, rather than the consumer one.
4. Live out our values, instead of just trying to achieve our goals
Whether or not we write down our goals, most of us are goal-oriented people.
We want to attain a certain amount of wealth, achieve a certain level of education, or live in a certain type of house.
Despite our fascination with people who have accomplished incredible goals, we need to realize that we’re not defined by the goals we accomplish.
We’re defined by the principles we live by and the principles we’d die for.
Holding to a set of values isn’t enough. Those values need to get a hold of us and guide us in every decision we make.
In comparison to living out our values, achieving even our biggest goals is easy.
As a nation, we’ll make real, lasting progress when we, as individuals, choose to be driven by principles instead of pragmatism.
I’m not saying that pragmatism isn’t important, but I am saying that it shouldn’t be our primary consideration when we’re faced with a difficult choice.
If we allow pragmatism to continually take priority over principles, our country will become nothing more than a soulless corporation.
In closing…
The government has a huge part to play in Singapore’s growth and development, but we have a part to play, too.
As individuals, we can make a difference not just through our ballots, but also through ourbehaviour.
So let’s not neglect our responsibility as Singaporeans. After all, there’s plenty of work to be done.
If not you and me, then who? If not now, then when?
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Author is living in ivory tower????
Daniel Wong , I suggest you go be a pastor instead lah. Talk talk talk, preach preach preach .
Ya, we should shut up about what the govt is doing.
Daniel needs to hit the rock bottom to learn his lessons. So idealistic resident from ivory tower.
Talk who don't know.
In life, not everything is ABC and 1 + 1 is not always equals 2.
jerk ........................
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He must be one of those brats who has never faced any hardship in his life.
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This ivory tower chap is far too superficial and shallow to even write such an article to tell people about ...............................
First he has to deal with his own problems before telling others what to do.
�知天高地厚旳 si ginnah.
Grow up la , DANIEL! 大牛 !
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it's as if we are not doing anything to help ourselves
it's the situation has changed---it's a free for all
the govt, people, grab what they want b4 it's gone
whoever has more of a resource, the other will hug it close to themselves
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Get rid of PAP, exposing PAP propaganda are all ways to help Singapore progress.
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this daniel is a frog in the well, a very talkative and not well informed type of stupid frog
only knows how to croak croak croak croak !!!
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Lolz
He croaks from a drain.....Sg no more wells ler
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No, voting for the correct political party in 2016 is not one of the ways to help Singapore progress that I’m going to talk about in this article.
Why wait until 2016?2013 by-elections can vote for opposition in Punggol East already. He is forgetting about Punggol East.Who is this bastard to come and lecture to Singaporeans? pui. Nothing but a dog of PAP.
Fucking bastard, criticise Singaporeans he dare, criticise PAP, criticise Lee Hsien Loong, criticise Harry Lee Kuan Yew, criticise Tony Tan he don't dare.
This type of PAP dog is worthless to me.
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Originally posted by Mr Milo:
Lolz
He croaks from a drain.....Sg no more wells ler
Must be croaking in those neglected super dirty drain
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my one vote.
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1. Focus on pulling ourselves up instead of dragging other people down
ever work on the ground? people drag tehmselves up by pulling others down.
2. If we ever complain or criticize, then we also ought to propose a solution
like we dont know? but what good is a one-size-fits-all-solution?
3. Be contributors instead of consumers
siao arh, no consumers no demand, then where come the contributros?
4. Live out our values, instead of just trying to achieve our goals
tell that to the peopl up there
In closing…
dont write crap pls
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i agree voting for the correct political party is not the best way out
coz the fucking PM can decide if and when we can vote or not
ccb
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Originally posted by laurence82:
i agree voting for the correct political party is not the best way out
coz the fucking PM can decide if and when we can vote or not
ccb
This one is the disease of Singapore. Ironically, many Singaporeans love disease, these category of Singaporeans love to be sick.
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Originally posted by troublemaker2005:
1. Focus on pulling ourselves up instead of dragging other people down
ever work on the ground? people drag tehmselves up by pulling others down.
2. If we ever complain or criticize, then we also ought to propose a solution
like we dont know? but what good is a one-size-fits-all-solution?
3. Be contributors instead of consumers
siao arh, no consumers no demand, then where come the contributros?
4. Live out our values, instead of just trying to achieve our goals
tell that to the peopl up there
In closing…
dont write crap pls
What this si ginna needs is real life experience. Let him hit the rock bottom many times to learn life's lessons.
Talk , who does not know.
Only good in talking big from his ivory tower.
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Ever know what's competition?
Let's say there are 4 people fighting for president. How do we solve this? Upgrade all of them and let all 4 be president?
Rubbish article
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Originally posted by Summer hill:
Ever know what's competition?
Let's say there are 4 people fighting for president. How do we solve this? Upgrade all of them and let all 4 be president?
Rubbish article
This guy is immature and think he does not fit to even write such an article.
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yes i am
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Our balllots boxs are extremely important.
Remember Hitler? Germany was a democratic state before him. When Hitler came, he took away the people's right to vote, then slowly, some of the citzens' right to own a property, right to procreate, right to jobs, then their right to life.
So, what can an average Germany citzen do about Hitler? Start a civil war, since they cannot vote him out? Or exile/kill/enslave all Jews?
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dun 4get he led Germany out of the Great Depression
that gave him enough credibility to do whatever he wanted
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Originally posted by Uraniumfish:
He must be one of those brats who has never faced any hardship in his life.
quote for evidence
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You damn bad.