The Statesman left this morning and there'll be no lack of political commentators talking about his life and impact on a global stage. What struck me, was how and why he is so much larger than life, as I recollected the role he & his colleagues had in shaping the lives of many ordinary Singaporean families like mine.
I wouldn't have read more and thought long and hard about our nation's history too. By then, I had learnt that it's important to read widely and be aware of rights and wrongs….but like above, always do so with your head on. Doing due diligence pays, if not other heads, together with yours, will definitely roll.
last but not least, certainly my in-laws would probably not have made the decision to settle in Singapore from Malaysia for economic (and educational) reasons. And thus, I probably would not have met my future wife, popped out a lil critter and as they say the rest is history.
So yes, he & his colleagues has impacted my life in so many minute and significantly fateful ways. & for these, I'm truly grateful. On this solemn occasion, I'd like to give thanks to Mr Lee. Thanking him for leading his colleagues, being a great politician and even greater Statesman. And in between all these, we have been somehow imbued with his very real sense of pragmatism in whatever we do and wherever we go. Like it or not, his legacy lives on in every true blooded Singaporean.