if there ever is a father of singapore, no one's more befitting
of that tittle than our LKY. while it is true that our country has
progressed tremendously under his charge, one can't help but wonder
if we would have been very much worse off without him. look at hong
kong, taiwan and korea, without LKY we might have ended up like
these countries, not ncessarily worse off, just different. if we
look around, where there is a community of hardworking,
enterprising individuals, such as penang, there would be relative
prosperity even without a supposed legendary leader.
in any case, i certainly hope that there can be grace on our MM's
part to extend his services to the nation with perhaps a token
allowance rather than a full salary, like a community service.
after all, his government has in recent years retired many senior
officers even before they touched 60. these people are encouraged
to play an active role in community through volunteer work. perhaps
leading by example would be apt?
