National Day is coming!On this celebration, I have a special movement in my heart, and wants to offer my blessings and expectations for Singapore.
I am not a native Singaporean, but I love this country deeply.Not because of the prosperity of its economy and the stability of society, not because of its beautiful environment and convenient transportation, but because here I have found the justice and equality that I want; here I can fully enjoy religious freedom and racial harmony; hereI can find a set of social norms consistent with my personal values.
At the beginning of the founding of our founding of the country, on the one hand, we learned from the British legal system, and on the other hand, the Oriental Confucianism was used as the concept of governing the country.By the 1980s, Singapore entered the stage of modernization.During this period, Westernization tended to be obvious, and the values of Western individualism and materialism seriously impacted traditional Asian values, and social problems caused by increasingly generalized.Therefore, in 1991, the government launched the five major values that people who enable the people of various races, classes, and religious beliefs in Singapore, so that Singapore can reshape the dominant values that are compatible with Singapore's modernization development based on the excellent traditional values of the East.EssenceThese five common values are: national supremacy, society first; family -based, society -oriented; care and support, respect for individuals; seeking same -deposit differences, negotiating consensus; racial harmony, religious tolerance.
In a blink of an eye, more than 30 years have passed.Today's western society, liberalism is more flooded, under the banner of "tolerance", "fraternity" and "freedom", has continued to compromise in terms of moral norms.It also leads to more and more social problems and economic problems.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games just passed, such a scene was really present.At the opening ceremony of billions of people watching, it blatantly showed extreme disrespect for Western traditional beliefs, and used diversification as a slogan, respecting the culture of anti -traditional marriage and family, which was dazzling.
We are in Singapore, don't naively think that this is just an isolated incident that happened on the European continent.The French Revolution in 1789 had a profound impact on the entire world and later generations.Similarly, the 2024 Olympic Games may be an important turning point in human history.It marks the weakening of traditional Western values, and it is bound to affect the world, and it is difficult for Singapore to be spared.As a Singaporean, we should also think more about such a turning point with a more keen sense of smell. What does it mean for our country and what does it mean for our children?
The five major common values ensure the stability of Singapore society, and the stability of society is the basic guarantee of Singapore's rapid development in the past.The five major common values mentioned very important points: family root.If there are no families who are not maintained with traditional values, Singapore will definitely not be able to achieve today's achievements.Singapore is missing everything, water is lacking, energy, and lack of land, but the most lack of people is actually people!Today, our economic development has benefited from the growth of population in the past. However, the cruel reality is that our fertility rate is now low to 0.97, which is far lower than 2.1 population replacement level!How to maintain the continuous growth of the population is not only the key to whether we can continue to develop in the future, but also the core of the country's life and death.At the same time, the harmonious social atmosphere and good moral character are also an important factor in Singapore's international competitiveness that can continue to attract foreign talents and have international competitiveness.The foundation of a harmonious society is a harmonious family.Once the traditional family structure is affected, how can we create a good growth environment for the next generation and create a good character for them?
If the values preached in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games sweeping Singapore, we must seriously impact our common values and destroy our traditional marriage concept and family. At that time, people no longer pursue traditional marriage and fertility, we can still maintain thisIs the poor 0.97 fertility rate?How can we ensure that the next generation continues to keep its excellent traditional virtues?Why does Singapore talk about survival and development?
The theme of this year's National Day is: "The whole people are in one heart and unity."If you are like me, you also love Singapore deeply. No matter which position you are in the society, especially those who are at a high position or have influence, I hope you can do your best to defend our common values together.The concepts and ideas that are no longer preached and admired the contrary to this allow us to have the next generation, and to allow the next generation to inherit our common values, so that Singapore can have a longer and better future!
I think this is the biggest blessing to Singapore!
The author is an architect
