Many of us had watched or read Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally 2008 speech on 17 August 08. PM Lee talked about gracious living and measures the government had taken, such as service excellence and courtesy campaigns, to "make people aware of their behaviour and conscious of the impact on others". I wonder if the majority of fellow Singaporeans resonate my sentiment that Singaporeans are not getting any more gracious towards one another, especially towards foreign workers amongst us.
Take a very recent observation. My wife lamented to me that on one of her shopping trips to Parkway Parade, while trying on a pair of Charles & Keith shoes, a lady was shouting and humiliating a native mainland Chinese sales girl because of the latter's poor grapse of the English language (or Singlish). Surely better understanding and empathy could be extended to the poor sales girl, instead of openly calling her names and challenging her to return to her motherland.
Lord, I pray that Singaporeans can be more gracious towards foreign workers and accept them openly. Because they are also created by You, we are to respect and love them regardless of their backgrounds. Give us a heart of humbleness and patience in our daily encounters with one another. In Jesus' name I pray and give thanks, amen.
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