Personal Beliefs/Values

In our society where things are deemed as 'right' or 'not right', how far are you willing to go to maintain the integrity of your beliefs/values?

Apparently, we have a person whom most describes as one who goes beyond his personal capacity to uphold democracy. He have represented Potong Pasir(PP) for 27 years, and is the longest serving opposition MP till date. You would have guessed who I am talking about by now. He is none other than Mr Chiam See Tong.

Personally, I cannot claim to know much about him. I merely began my research on him during the period before GE 2011. But seeing that he was re-elected by the residents of PP time after time, I can't help but convince myself that he must have been a really good representative for the residents of PP, speaking up for them and taking care of their welfare.

This is in spite of the fact that he is from a minority opposition party - In Singapore, opposition parties are often put in bad light in our mainstream media. Also, their comments are usually oppressed if they are not in favor of our dominant political party.

Hence, we here have a person who placed his ideals of democracy before himself, one who chose a tough life instead of going with the flow, so that he would be able to achieve what he believe is the rights of the people. Here, we have a great guy, who will always be remembered in the heart of many.

Let us show our gratitude on behalf of our fellow Singaporeans for his hard work, so that Singapore can be a better place.

Now, how far are you willing to go to maintain the integrity of your beliefs/values?