The area near my house should be happening tonight with the Pasar Malam into its last day and what's more, the Workers' Party Rally. I wonder how the crowd is going to be later especially when the field is going to be muddy. For the past few days, I have been watching a lot of rallies and edited versions of songs on Youtube. I should say that the level of entertainment is high. My brother and I were laughing away till tears rolled down my cheeks. Back in my office, my colleagues from different departments were joking about Kate Spade. Among my friends, we were discussing about such political matters.
For me, I am hardly interested in political matters though I am unhappy about certain policies here where I am one of the victims who work really hard just to survive. During one rally in Serangoon stadium last week, the atmosphere was vibrant and passion could be felt. At the same time, anger could be felt towards how certain existing policies make some peoople suffer. I can understand the frustration level especially as part of the kena stuck middle income group where I can neither get help from the government nor rich enough to further studies or send my grandfather into a better nursing home. However, what is the point of scolding vulgarities and getting violent towards PAP? What is the point of pinpointing and cursing them? Yes, we do have face issues like exorbitant costs of HDB flats, the incredible inflation rate of medical bills, the ever increasing school fees, influx of foreign talents whereby some of them not only snatch away jobs from us but also grab seats in MRT or buses and can even be rude, etc. But, we can never deny that it is still a safe country to walk around without much worries. When compared to some developing countries, we are still much better off.
It is not about complaining, complaining and complaining. Through the rallies, especially through the opposition parties, it all boils down to we want to be heard. Maybe, things have been suppressed deep within in some of us for long which is why we tend to see the emotions running high in the opposition parties rallies. Nothing worng with that as long as these emotions do not turn violent to hurt anyone. Yes, minsiters are paid highly but we do not deny that they have been doing their jobs. I always believe that there is always this Guy up there who is watching. Whether they are doing their jobs with integrity and true hearts to serve, only God knows. Who are we to judge? During this period of time from last week to the day of polling, more ugly matters will surface. But, have we ever wondered if they are true or are they just plots being set up to attack the other parties? Do we just believe blindly what others say? Sometimes, I even doubt the materials uploaded to Youtube as anyone with hidden agendas may make use of social media to gain their own benefits at the expense of the reputation of the others.
Ultimately, what we are looking for or voting for, are leaders who are serving leaders who truly want to serve the people here. We want the quality of life to improve, hoping that the cost of living won't kill us and even our descendants. Rather than being tied up into who is right or worng or pinpointing fingers which do not help the situation but aggravate further, it would be better to calm down and look at situation and discern which group of leaders to vote so that the quality of life in Singapore will go up. We want listening ears from leaders who truly care. In rallies, potential and current leaders can say what they want or promise the sky. But, it is the planning and execution of the poilices which would benefit the people out of true love for the people that will improve the situation in Singapore. When looking at the leaders, not everyone seems up to our standards. I do not believe in choosing a party based on one leader in the group. I believe in looking the team as a whole. It is not about selecting a celebrity whom we idolize. It is about leaders who will make or plan policies that will affect not only us but our children and descendants. It is about voting wisely but not just out of whether I like this particular leader in a party or not. My point is even if I dislike a leader in that party, I will still vite that party as long as I have confidence and trust that they will help us as a team. Sometimes, when we do not like that person, we may make fun of him/her or even dig into his/her past to attack him/her. However, who has never erred before? Even Jesus asked the people to cast the stone at the woman if they think that they had never sinned before. Nobody dared to cast the stone on the woman. Instead, she wa forgiven for her sinful past. So, I do not think that by digging into someone's past or making fun of the person for his/her moment's folly will improve anyone's life or issues at hands. Who knows when given opportunities for the person to improve and grow, he/she will become a good and wise loving leader with a strong team? I admit I also have a part in such jokes with my frienda and colleagues. But, I am just playful to do it for fun and laughter to entertain my friends and colleagues. It's still wrong lah. But, I still think that people do deserve second chance. If he/she chooses to prove otherwise, then she/she will face more serious consequences.
For this election, I will just discern and vote for the leaders who truly serve people. And my benchmark will be Jesus as the example. One way is to look at how the leaders support one another in the team and then other is to see how these people interact and behave towards the others. Hopefully, under stress and voices from many opposing voices, things and people will improve. It is not about self defending now. It is about pulling up the socks and truly listen to the hearts of the people these leaders are going to serve and improve on their lives out of Love. It is even more important for the leaders to have such universal love for the people in order to be serving leaders as if these people were their children. A country is just a big family. If one falls, the rest will fall in the end. So, no matter what people say, I will choose to vote wisely the leaders who are more Christ like who serve out of Love.
With Love,
Elena
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