motherland

One of the many disturbing whines against our own country is the fact that 80% of the population have to stay in a HDB flat. We should recognize that spatial constraint is a major flaw in our small island-nation. Even if we are to take away all the foreigners here, it is still impossible for every Singaporean to enjoy a huge land property as citizens of nations elsewhere would. This is a physical problem but as citizens shouldn't we understand better and accept and accommodate the best we can? Besides HDB living is first world standard, just compare it with any other public (and even private) housing elsewhere in the world, even in so-called liberal democratic free world.

We can't choose our own mothers, we accept every flaw that comes with her. Likewise, we can't choose our own motherland. Our desire to protect and honour her should really stem from the fact that this is the very land on which we build our homes, and the soil that which nourishes our hopes and dreams, even in our most dissenting voices.