Monday, August 13, 2007
I don't know what goes on in a woman's mind, and I shall not bother guessing, neither shall not I bother to amuse myself by trying to figure out how they think. But I know that for guys, we need a purpose. We need to know what we are going to do, and why we are doing it. The sense of responsibility, a sense for a purpose, will carry us through, or break us down. Sadly, such senses come with sacrifices, sometimes too hard to make, or too difficult to bear. But men who can make such sacrifices, will go on to be great men. Behind every great man, is an even greater woman. Oddly, we all assume that the woman in the famous saying is his wife. What happened to friends? It definitely isn't his mother. Why? Because it's not how a man grows up that makes him great, but the choices he makes. And I'm pretty sure that 99% of men, do not discuss decisions with their mothers. In fact if there was ever a hierarchy, I think parents would be at the bottom. It's a pity, but I guess it just goes to show the amount of power and influence the media has.
On a separate note, the forums have been having a heated debate about second language studies in Singapore. Fears that if it is phased out, Singapore's future will be one of a monolingual society, and we will lose our competitive edge as a people. If you ask me, the best solution is for the government to make the study of a second language compulsory (yes I know, hypocritical of me), but not to make it compulsory that that second language be mother tongue. Singaporeans market themselves not because they know mother tongue, but because they know two languages.
Dan
4:45 pm
