Thoughts of the Week (44/2012)

Top three random thoughts/ideas of the past week (22 Oct – 28 Oct):

1. About empathy
Many a time, we expect others to reach our standards/levels of ability, be it intellectual, emotional, or physical, in what we can sometimes refer to as the Expectations Model. But we too often fail to recognise that there are limitations on their side. We can’t expect the rest of the society to be as fortunate as us, an awareness our eugenic/elitist education system has inhibited.

2. Military engagement
Crimewatch screens on Channel 5 and Channel 8, keeping our citizens aware of crime and extending the police’s crime prevention campaigns. Shouldn’t there be a Defencewatch put up on free-to-air television to increase citizen knowledge on what the Armed Forces is doing, and to further keep our faltering state-society relations in check?

3. Inequality
Inequality exists everywhere, from skills proficiency to economic equity. The fundamental question to ask is, “So what if we are all equal, is it that desirable after all?” What is the basis behind ‘leaving no man behind’? There are, straightforwardly, two ways to axe out inequality: either to improve those at the bottom or stop those at the top. Which would you choose?

Some of the best minds, apparently, can’t think.

• http://theaveragedollar.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/a-thought-on-wage-shock/
• http://sg.news.yahoo.com/-1-000-minimum-wage-scheme-as-%E2%80%98last-resort%E2%80%99-for-wage-shock-therapy–lim-chong-yah.html

The Way of Life

The Way of Life

Fear not the uncertainties, but your own inadequacies.
Improve yourself with all your heart, and tell your body to play a part.

Let no one but yourself hold you responsible,
For it is your own character, and what’s next on the table.

Busk in the moment and be crazy about life.
The last thing you want in yourself is strife.

Aim to challenge the limit, not be timid about it.
It’s only when you’re near the threshold do you banish in you the kid.

Life waits for no one, and be answerable to yourself.
You only live once and never again, never engulf your youth in taint.

Don’t expect too much change, don’t expect too little change.
Embrace it with consistency, and be prepared for calamity.

 Try the weirdest of them all, and the wackiest of them all.
But do remember not to break a bone, for you’ll never have it back at all.

To cure yourself of bore, do a little more.
Do not forget to give, love, and adore.

 Never allow yourself to look back and say,
“I could’ve done so much more.”