Complacency
Complacency
An incident happened today a couple of days ago, and it's one which probably citizens in this little red dot cannot easily forget. Its an incident that our governing leaders did not expect - probably catching them offguard and surprised. Whether this incident has been broadcasted over the globe, my take is I will not discuss such issues in this www accessible blog. What I want to write is the lessons I felt we can learn as a people, a nation.
This little red dot has always pride itself in being the number 1 in many areas, even in the way the government is established and run. I'm not against being the best and taking pride in doing well, but sometimes I think we need to learn a bit of humility here and there. Being proud and taking pride in something is entirely different matters altogether.
When this incident happened, I wonder if it's because we had been too proud, too boastful, too complacent. It brings to reminder the words from Proverbs 18:12 "Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor."
The second lesson I felt we could learn is about courage - courage to admit that we have done wrong. For me personally, I find that owning up to a mistake requires much courage, besides humility. Many times when something happened, we do all we can to cover the mistake, hoping that we will not be found out. But experiences perhaps inform us that the more we try to do, the bigger the tear becomes. Maybe we really need courage to own up at the forefront, and humility to tell people, "I'm wrong ... and by admitting my wrong, I'm hoping you can come alongside me and help me resolve the mess I've created."
The third lesson I've learnt is on the readiness to handle a crisis. We can plan a lot, talk a lot, and get things organized should a crisis hit. But when something really happened, the reality of how we handle the situation speaks louder than how well our plans on paper really looks. Action do speaks louder than words.
All 3 lessons I've learnt seem to revolve around one word - PRIDE. When we become too full of ourselves and too proud, that's when we really need to watch out because pride comes before a downfall. I'm not sure if this incident will one day get a closure - I certainly hope so though I'm a little doubtful about it now (I'm writing 3 weeks after this incident but backdating this blog to when it happened).
An incident happened today a couple of days ago, and it's one which probably citizens in this little red dot cannot easily forget. Its an incident that our governing leaders did not expect - probably catching them offguard and surprised. Whether this incident has been broadcasted over the globe, my take is I will not discuss such issues in this www accessible blog. What I want to write is the lessons I felt we can learn as a people, a nation.
This little red dot has always pride itself in being the number 1 in many areas, even in the way the government is established and run. I'm not against being the best and taking pride in doing well, but sometimes I think we need to learn a bit of humility here and there. Being proud and taking pride in something is entirely different matters altogether.
When this incident happened, I wonder if it's because we had been too proud, too boastful, too complacent. It brings to reminder the words from Proverbs 18:12 "Before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor."
The second lesson I felt we could learn is about courage - courage to admit that we have done wrong. For me personally, I find that owning up to a mistake requires much courage, besides humility. Many times when something happened, we do all we can to cover the mistake, hoping that we will not be found out. But experiences perhaps inform us that the more we try to do, the bigger the tear becomes. Maybe we really need courage to own up at the forefront, and humility to tell people, "I'm wrong ... and by admitting my wrong, I'm hoping you can come alongside me and help me resolve the mess I've created."
The third lesson I've learnt is on the readiness to handle a crisis. We can plan a lot, talk a lot, and get things organized should a crisis hit. But when something really happened, the reality of how we handle the situation speaks louder than how well our plans on paper really looks. Action do speaks louder than words.
All 3 lessons I've learnt seem to revolve around one word - PRIDE. When we become too full of ourselves and too proud, that's when we really need to watch out because pride comes before a downfall. I'm not sure if this incident will one day get a closure - I certainly hope so though I'm a little doubtful about it now (I'm writing 3 weeks after this incident but backdating this blog to when it happened).
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