It is only when we attempt to live up to our aspirations will
then jobs be created within our society.
Those who dares not risk will aspire for a job responsibly and
those who dares take on risk will create jobs for others.
Without that sacred pledge, honouring it, we will not be
reminded of our responsiblities to each other, poor or rich, young
or old, in good health or bad.
Civilisation started only on ideals for a better tomorrow, to
uplift societies from the laws of the jungles, which unfortunately,
some still operates within, as such, because of them, the pledge
would be dangerous in the hands of such twisted minds.
You can be eloquent in your statement about living up
to one's aspiration, and the sum total effect
in the spin off in the fulfillment of each individual's
aspiration.
How does such material aspiration transcend into the
solemness expressed in the ideals that form the sacred
Singapore Pledge ?
Are the material aspirations the building foundation of the
Sacred Singapore Pledge, or should it not be the
expressed ideals in the Pledge that form the foundation
from which aspirations are achieved ?
If Civilization began on ideals for a better
tomorrow, and the Pledge is a reminder for members of the
Civilization to renew one's common sacred pledge to each other -
can the Pledge be dangerous to those who take the Pledge as a
Sacred Oath ?
From the current debate that has opened our eyes, we can believe
in your statement that the Pledge can be dangerous in the hands of
twisted minds - as can be seen in the fact that the Contents of
the Pledge so solemnly taken, is now considered to be not
even National Ideals or Principles to be achieved, but are
mere aspirations.
It will seem now that all through the years, The Pledge has been
used as a tool to psychologically conditioned Singaporeans into a
malleable group of common minded people, that allow evil hands to
lull them to sleep so that the evil hands can continue to
operate in their non-accountable and non-transparent
ways.
What i see is not important. More important is what I had pledged,
along with my fellow millions of citizens.
It is an oath we will uphold, with blood and even the cost of
our lives, for an aspiration, not only just for our own sake, but
for future generations, just as our forefathers had done and strive
so very hard for.
If not for our sacred pledge, there is no reason, no common goal
for a better future, for us or even me to stay and contribute to
this society and nation, which is made of our families, relatives
and friends.
An aspiration only, but a noble one that will uplift all our
lives for a better future, if we each honour our words, which
rightfully is our bond, or there is no longer anything to trust us
for.
One will certainly uphold a Solemn Oath with blood and
even the cost of our lives.
Does one give up one's lives for an aspiration ?
Or does one not modify or moderate one's aspiration
according to the reality ?
Even MM LKY had stated that "Equality" is to be
aspired and to be achieved not today but sometime in the longer
future - which is a moderation in time without urgency.
What is your understanding between “an Aspiration(*1)” and “an
Ideal(*2)” ?
Are you on the same wavelenght as the late S. Rajaratnam who
crafted the Pledge to build a Singapore based on
ideals that make Singapore unique and different from any
other ?
We, the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one
united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a
democratic society, based on justice and equality so as to achieve
happiness, prosperity and progress for our
nation.
History
The
National Pledge was written in the mid-1960s in the aftermath of
the racial riots that had affected communal harmony in Malaysia and
Singapore.
Rajaratnam believed that race,
language and religion were the main factors contributing to the
division of the people.
In wording the Pledge he sought to
bring across the message that these differences can be overcome if
Singaporeans were committed to and caring enough for their country.
The dream for Singapore is spelt out in the ideals of the
Pledge.
It calls for a sense of
nationhood to be fostered despite differences, and encourages all
to bring reality to the dream of building a country which all
Singaporeans could be proud of.
Rajaratnam remembered taking only
a day or two to pen the words although it was refined further by
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew before submissions to the Cabinet. Some
sources suggest Ong Pang Boon had a hand in the writing of the
Pledge, but generally, Rajaratnam is credited for its
entirety.
No, even though life is only a stage as the bard
had envisoned.
If you had walked in my shoes and seen what i had seen, you will
know reality, with the ability to comprehend cold harsh realities
from pure idealism in our human world.
Lift your eyes towards Ex-Russia Soviet Union, equipped
with an equally noble aim called communism and what did you
see?
LIft your eyes towards tribal Africa, equipped with tribal laws,
and what do you see?
Lift your eyes towards USA, the beacon of democracy, and what
you see, but a political and social destiny yet to be
fulfilled even after 100+ years?
Open your eyes that you may not be blind, what do you see other
than a non-existant mortal perfection in your mind?
If "IDEALISM" is what build Civilization - why will you so
quickly abandon idealism when faced with reality ?
Where is the steel in your Pledge to defend and give up your
blood and even your life in defense of the Solemn Pledge ?
Are you a mere actor from NATO ?
In the face of all the set backs faced by other Nations bigger
than ourselves, should we not be even more inspired that a Little
Red Dot is in an even better position to achieve what others could
not ?
Have we not ALWAYS pride ourselves over this fact ?
