‘I have
spent my life, so much of it, building up this country. There’s nothing more
that I need to do. At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful
Singapore. What have I given up? My life.’
spent my life, so much of it, building up this country. There’s nothing more
that I need to do. At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful
Singapore. What have I given up? My life.’
– Lee Kuan Yew
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong quoted the above message on behalf of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew towards the end of loving father’s life.
We all know that our founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 Mar 2015 morning. Singapore will mourn for his death for the next 7 days.
I considered myself so fortunate to have read his last two books. They are “One Man’s View of the World” in
2013 and “The Big Ideas” last year.
2013 and “The Big Ideas” last year.
For the Big Ideas, I had summarise some of
my thoughts garnered/learned from the book as follows. These were replica of my earlier post. You can refer to my earlier articles links at the end of this post.
my thoughts garnered/learned from the book as follows. These were replica of my earlier post. You can refer to my earlier articles links at the end of this post.
LKY’s Big Ideas:
• Before you start anything, be honest, have integrity
and non-corruptible
and non-corruptible
• If something is worth doing and what you firmly
believe, chase till the end.
believe, chase till the end.
• Size does not determine our destiny.
• Stay relevant always. Adapt and Change if necessary.
• Be courageous. Respect is always mutual, despite your
size disadvantage.
size disadvantage.
• Taking calculated risk is necessary at times, as long
as you plan thoroughly.
as you plan thoroughly.
• Learn from the best including their errors.
• Be attentive to detail but keeping big picture in
mind.
mind.
• Theories and Philosophy are important, but please
also “Take Action.”
also “Take Action.”
• Confront problems, not escape from it.
• Develop and maintain external relationship.
• Think ahead and think long term.
Below a 3 parts video on Lee Kuan Yew.
For more about Mr. Lee, please refer to his website www.lee-kuan-yew.com
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About the rest of us, many of us slog ourselves so that the human race can continue. No?
Hi CW,
Yes, we do what need to do now. The results may not be current (not important), but eventually it will pay off for the future generation.
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A great man that sacrifices himself for the nation. He will be dearly missed….
Hi Richard,
Indeed. I think going forward a great man like that is hard to find.
What is possibly easier is to have many good man to replace one great man. Therefore all Singaporeans incl. PR should do our part for the nation and not only just think narrowly for their own interest only.
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