tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post3207565720956602245..comments2023-07-26T07:27:03.662-07:00Comments on Carpe Diem: India vs SingaporeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-40868252756633739302009-05-02T13:05:00.000-07:002009-05-02T13:05:00.000-07:00Think I'll come visit this blog again.Think I'll come visit this blog again.Injihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227226115421725290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-33017942979358349892009-03-26T10:36:00.000-07:002009-03-26T10:36:00.000-07:00"But this is the ethos of Singapore. This is what ..."But this is the ethos of Singapore. This is what the city is obsessed about. The stock market, and the occasional murder or petty crime." Well i agree that people are totally into stock markets cause that's their job,business. Singapore has a very low crime rate in Asia and had a better rating when it was compared with U.S. and England sometime in 2008. But definitely and surely India is no where close to Singapore for a low crime rate. <BR/><BR/>"I'm sure there are starving people in this country. But they're hidden from society, like litter is being put away from the street." yes there are poor people in the country but they are cared by the community centers and the government. i have no idea what you were thinking but I would never want to have beggars(as you stated) or someone far more less fortune than me in my society or country.<BR/><BR/> I LOVE TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE EVERYBODY ARE ALMOST THE SAME AND A PLACE WHERE I CAN SEE BEAUTIFUL VIBRANT AND COLORFUL SIGHT WHEN I LOOK OUT OF THE CAB.<BR/>( I'm an Indian national and a Singapore permanent resident.)shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191032544146923981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-26886129108959274532009-03-18T07:48:00.000-07:002009-03-18T07:48:00.000-07:00Dear Anonymous, Certainly not. One can feel equall...Dear Anonymous, <BR/>Certainly not. One can feel equally good helping a blind man cross the road, or giving up one's seat to an elderly person on the bus.<BR/><BR/>The key here is the opportunity to carry out small acts of charity. I admit that in any act of charity, there is some degree of self-interest - the desire to feel good about oneself - which is why I also believe there are very few instances of true altruism. <BR/><BR/>But think about it: signing a cheque to a charity also involves some sense of overlordship - that I can afford to give away good money to someone with less money.Carpediemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024722745084340106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207720445226087054.post-86189053361475156432009-03-15T21:03:00.000-07:002009-03-15T21:03:00.000-07:00"As much as it bothers me that such poverty should..."As much as it bothers me that such poverty should exist right next to such opulence, it is so easy for me to show generosity and compassion to someone less fortunate. But here, charity is monetized and the act of charity is far too tiresome to do beyond signing a cheque."<BR/><BR/>Think about it: does an act of charity feel good only if we can see the recipient begging for it? In other words, we need to feel like overlords for charity to make sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com