Just another ordinary guy..
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Tribute to Singapore's founding father
Singapore lost one of her founding father just last week. I came to know the news a little late, I was not really affected emotionally at first. His death got me thinking quite a bit. As I looked at the state funeral on the media last Sunday, I was really saddened. Looking at the speeches he made during the days he was serving the country and his determination in making things work, I knew we've lost a great leader.
There were many circumstances that I've heard of Mr Lee from many people, beside reading about him from social studies textbooks. During BMT, I've often heard of this particular saying that goes 'Brandon Mull — 'Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.' He took the effort to analysed mistakes made by leaders from all over the world and actually derived strategies to prevent the same mistakes, staying current in the process.
I understand that he is well-respected in many parts of the world by leaders of other countries, but I didn't know he was looked up by many people of the world as well. I remembered there was once my friends and I were taking a cab in the city of Seoul and while chatting with the driver, he started talking about how great Mr Lee was when we told him we were from Singapore.
There's not a lot of leaders that displayed servant leadership as well as Mr Lee, and although I've not lived in singapore under his leadership, as I looked around what we have as One Singapore, I've more faith in servant leaders and his contributions to Singapore. Though sadden, I do feel more thankful than sadness of him, because what he leave us was a legacy.
In regards to the current politics that I don't catch up with, unless the ruling party are as firm as Mr Lee to serve its people, I don't see much progress can be made.
Mr Lee, may you rest in peace.
written @ 8:51 PM
