23+3+15: 41
Sg bday: 50
Total: 91 (age of passing)
Maybe it's just pure coincidence, but what Mr lee has done for singapore was by no means a coincidence. As a Generation Y member, I was borned into a singapore that had the makings of a first world country. 22 years of my life I took it all for granted at times. Simply because I never had to go through the hardship of war, nor merger and separation of my country, nor anything else that mr lee faced. I was an ingrate like most other Singaporeans. He left an indelible mark in my life as I read up on his policies and life. His frugal nature coupled with tenacious spirit propelled singapore to where she is today. To the uninformed, we often accuse the Lee dynasty of hoarding positions and wealth. We ask ourselves how could it be, amidst all the talk about a meritocratic state. It was only in the last couple of days that Singaporeans realised what Mr Lee had actually done. He accepted no high salary, for he sees no value in the things temporal. He justified the high salaries of ministers, that ever a time come where they were found guilty of corruption, he would come down hard on them. But for himself, he only concerned himself with the well-being of singapore. Furnitures as old as six decades, with his same navy blue jacket patched up in various places over the years, I learnt frugality in life.
I never expect myself to cry so badly over the death of someone I am hardly related to, let alone meeting him in person. But I found myself breaking down as I walked past his lifeless body in the state of rest inside of the Parliament House. Just feets away was the Man whom I could never thank enough for. I pinned his loss so greatly that I could not bear to bring myself to watch his youngest son Lee Hsein Yang addressed him as Papa on national TV. Today the heavens opened and the skies cried an ocean for him. I took a bow in the seclusion of my room as the siren rung out, marking a minute of silence, and gave thanks to you who gave it all for our future. For my offsprings that would never get a chance to meet you, I salute you in their stead sir. May you find rest in God, and though I am unsure if you believed in Jesus, I pray God gave you one more chance that you may reunite with the love of your life. Singapore owed your family too much. Rest in Peace Mr Lee Kuan Yew. You deserved all the highest accolades and honor. If not you, who else. It is time to dry my tears and cease my mourning for your passing.
Majulah Singapura
