Too High, Too Much, Too Wet
I believe our local taxi drivers are the best political scientists in and around Singapore. They also show us the way how locals think and breathe their way through life in the hustle and bustle of a growing and technologically challenging Singapore.
These barometers of the country's social, psychological and economic scene has an unusual knack of seeing what we so-called middle and upper class citizens don't. It may be because these cab drivers are always in touch with the pulse of society through their unique job of ferrying all kinds of people to all kinds of places and remaining sane and smiling (or not) to face the next day that does not always promise blue skies and everything nice. These cab drivers also make good philosophers. If you let them have their way, they will take your money and give you a good reason why you need to take two tablets and call them again tomorrow morning.
This came out of my conversation with a friend over 'rojak' (see the connection here?) after an interesting RCIA session on the Assumption. Tough matter to share with the catechumen but a necessary one. I think we account ourselves rather well despite the difficulties. As the cab drivers do with ease the ruminations of life in their unique manner under restrictive confines, I should not grumble or moan too much with what I amply have to ruminate the faith life with others, given the fact that I don't necessary do this 'alone'.
So I shouldn't be too free to tell the mountain that it is too high, the road that it winds too much and the ocean that it is too wet.
These barometers of the country's social, psychological and economic scene has an unusual knack of seeing what we so-called middle and upper class citizens don't. It may be because these cab drivers are always in touch with the pulse of society through their unique job of ferrying all kinds of people to all kinds of places and remaining sane and smiling (or not) to face the next day that does not always promise blue skies and everything nice. These cab drivers also make good philosophers. If you let them have their way, they will take your money and give you a good reason why you need to take two tablets and call them again tomorrow morning.
This came out of my conversation with a friend over 'rojak' (see the connection here?) after an interesting RCIA session on the Assumption. Tough matter to share with the catechumen but a necessary one. I think we account ourselves rather well despite the difficulties. As the cab drivers do with ease the ruminations of life in their unique manner under restrictive confines, I should not grumble or moan too much with what I amply have to ruminate the faith life with others, given the fact that I don't necessary do this 'alone'.
So I shouldn't be too free to tell the mountain that it is too high, the road that it winds too much and the ocean that it is too wet.
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