A Life Of Vengence???

Sometimes, student never failed to shock me with their behaviour and attitude. Let me relate a recent incident. There was this student who was given exemption for certain module due to some reason, so this student had been enjoying the free days as this student does not have to turn up for classes during those period. YA, when enjoying those free days and hours, no complaint!!! So when the result came out, this student was rejected by the few Polys as this student GPA score was way below the minimum requirement.

Here goes the interesting part. First, this student claims that if he/she had taken the module that was exempted, this student will be able to do very well, to score an “A”. Hello, what make you think you will score an “A”. In fact the results reflected in the transcript shows a few “C”s. So, this student together with the parents came to see us. We were even threatened that they will write all the way to MOE to complaint about this issue. Out of a good heart, we told the parent that we will seek the help of our friends from the Poly to see whether he can be admitted. We NEVER promise that he/she will get a place. There was a mini “outroar” over this issue. Finally in frustration, I worked out this student GPA score, showing that even if this student was to be awarded and “A” for the exempted module, he/she will still be far short of the min entry requirement to Poly. After seeing that, they “toned” down a little and ask us to try our best to get a place in Poly for this student. We actually did our very best. One of my colleagues even drove this student down personally to one of the Poly, trying to make an appointment for this student to talk directly with the admission dept from Poly. Unfortunately, this student was not accepted.

A few days earlier, we were shocked to hear that they was a letter written to MOE and we were asked to answer the complaint!!! My goodness, after all that we had done, and even showing that if this student was to get an “A”, there was no way this student can get into Poly. This is the “gratitude” shown to us for going the extra mile. Just because this student cannot get into Poly, this student seems to be taking “revenge” by shootings letters all over!!! Is this what will comes out of the next generation? I hope that this is just a special case and does not reflect the attitude of the future generation.

It will be a sad day for the human races if we human were to reacts in such a way. If we do not get what we want, then, I will make sure life will be miserable for all others!!! If our youngster have such an attitude, then we will be what the Chinese says “You are a BEAST!!!” Yes, we will then degenerate to no more better than a BEAST!!!

So to all who reads, please do not build within you, a life of vengeance. Do learn to appreciate what others had done for you; learn to live a life of gratitude.

To A Better Future!!!

I had a discussion with my elder daughter these few days. As she was attached to the SAGE (for those who don’t know, it stands for Singapore Action Group of Elders), she had began to realize how bad the situation for the lowly income people.

She relate to me how an elderly man called the SAGE and was asking whether there are any free wheel chair for him as he had just been discharged from the hospital. My daughter try calling all over, the many non profit organizations, but none offer any free wheel chair, either he had to buy one or rent one. Imagine, he already had problem with surviving and where will he find the means to buy one!!! When my daughter relates the incident to me, I tried looking for a cheap one and was prepared to buy one for him, but then it seems that the case was closed and no further action was needed. No, I am not trying to say that I am so rich or so charitable, but it pulls in my heart to see that no organizations, homes charity etc can offer a free wheel chairs? AS my daughter had pointed out correctly, in the coming years, there will be more aged citizen in Singapore. I can safely say that not all these aged citizen are well to do and in fact there will be a big chunk who will find difficulties in getting such help. I can foresee many elderly who will “waste” their life always in agony and in sorrow as there are many who are “single aged”. So how?

This is something that will depend a lot on the young generation. If the younger generation does not have a compassionate heart then I see a gloomy future for this aged citizen. To all my young reader, I hope and pray that your eye will be “opened” to the need of these people. I do come across a few of the youngster with a golden heart, but these are just only a handful. Unless our youngster start developing a caring heart when they are young, then it may be too late. A CARING PERSON DOES NOT APPEAR OVERNIGHT!!! Characters need to be developed, need to be shaped, need to be moulded!!! It takes time and it takes a conscious effort to be a more compassionate person.

It things does not change, then it will become a vicious circle. Today youngster will become tomorrow aged citizen, and if today youngster does not have a compassionate heart, then they will never be able to impart such values to their next generation.

With this, I will end my blog here; hopefully it will spark some fire in some of my young readers.