Lend Me Your Ears (4 Humility & Charity)

LRD 21 May 2013

With thousands of maids from other countries working here in Singapore, a helpline has been set up. This service, in English and Bahasa Melayu, will be ready next month and maids can call the line at any time of the day. They can call for information on issues such as their day, work permit matters and also to discuss personal problems. They can even call simply because they need someone to talk to, a listening ear.

Imagine you are a maid. What would you call the helpline about?

On 30th April 2013, the war memorial in Connought Drive was vandalised.
The suspect was accused of spray-painting the word 'democracy' on the Cenotaph and scrawling a big red 'X' on the memorial, cancelling out the years 1914 to 1918.

The word 'democracy' means 'government by all the people, usually through elected representatives'. This means that the people are allowed to vote for whom they want to represent them in the government.
We recite our pledge in school every week day and pledge to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.'

What do these words mean to you personally? How do you think these words are translated to actions in your daily life? How do you build a democratic society every day?