Progress?

We as human beings are an obsessive lot.
Growth, progress, riches, knowledge and the list goes on.

Nothing else seems to matter.
So, dear villagers, are we a foolish bunch?

Singapore is a prime example of how things grow.
God has given us a chance to learn from other peoples mistakes.

This country was started by immigrants whilst the natives were debating about hang tuah's very existence.

Nevertheless, we grew and grew.
So much so that once the Old economy had decayed and bottomed out a new
cycle began.

With the new economy, once again singapore's very foundations are being relaid by the new Immigrants that we love to loathe.

They are doing the work whilst we have joined the earlier natives in their discussions about Hang tuah's legends.

While we talk, they work, whilst we ridicule them, they work.

Nature at work.
Renewing itself.
That is life .

we will leave none too soon and then when we do, these new immigrants would see themselves
at the same place where we stood before.

Sir stamford raffles's statue would be covered in bird poop but singapore will go on.

Maybe it is about acceptance, maybe not, i do not really know.

But one thing i do see is the regression of society.
Its culture being systematically erased.

Just look at the older civilisations.

We don't have to go far, just look at Peru.
They started off as dirty little rascals.
No matter how dirty they got in their fields, they did not really have any other problems.
Kids skipped school, to go and play.
Girls were married off...and it goes on.

So what happened?
look at them now.
Successful ?, richer?
Not really, the richer they got the poorer they became.
The entire society has collapsed.

A result of ? democracy? freedom? Free economy?

Looks like, we in singapore, are better off.

If it's the dustbins that i will find myself in my old age, then so be it.

If getting pushed in the congested trains is what i will expect in my future, then so be it.
It can't be as bad as we think.
i probably will not be able to buy that $100,000 watch but i will be able to afford that million dollar sleep.

Sleep baby sleep,
Its not that bad after all.