IT IS gratifying that the Singapore Kindness Movement
Secretariat has been writing letters of encouragement concerning
acts of courtesy and graciousness ("While there was some negative
campaigning, it was more restrained than in the past"; May 13).
This is a good way to ensure that instances of exemplary
behaviour do not go unnoticed. More can be done to really drive
home the message.
The secretariat should organise talks in schools and conduct
workshops especially for those in the service sector. Organising a
national play-writing competition, as well as a photography contest
with "gracious living" as the theme, will raise awareness of the
moral quality of being kind, helpful and selfless.
Jeffrey Law
