L.O.V.E Reflection I

Farris : To me, as a Singaporean teenager in supporting the NE, we should not be racist and just mix with our own race. We should make friends with people regardless of their race. This would strengthened the relationship between people of different races and religions.We should give advice to our peers who take Singapore’s peace and success for granted. We should give them examples of several incidents that had happened in the past and that may happen.( e.g. a riot occurred between the Malays and Chinese of Singapore on 21 July 1964 due to some Malay citizens who attacked a Chinese policeman during the celebration of Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday. This triggered the riot to happen.)We should be ready in case Singapore faces another crisis like the SARS outbreak. We should not put the blame on others as if they are responsible for spreading the disease, as we may be responsible for the disease too. We should not stay away from people who are infected with the SARS. We should instead talk to them and comfort them instead of treating them as if they are a danger to everyone’s life.We should also help them to fight SARS together.We should pay attention and engage in discussion during NE in class. By carrying out National Education, we would be aware that there is presence of the problem of some citizens not being cooperative and does not care of people’s feelings and also being biased. NE also teaches us to be loyal to Singapore and do not migrate to Singapore if there is a downfall or trouble in Singapore. This way, the students will be aware and does not take Singapore’s peace and success for granted.