"What will Singapore be like in 50 years' time? One thing is certain I will not be around!
I watched Minister Mentor Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's question and answer session at the National University. I share his concern for the future. Our ancestors who immigrated from overseas worked extremely hard to build Singapore. Singapore is what it is because of the dedication and commitment people who gave of themselves and made big sacrifices.
The new generation have not experienced the hardship of their parents, grandparents and great grand parents and there is the tendency to take our prosperity for granted.
We all need to read and learn from history. We must prepare the next generation for the future.
Isaiah 39 tells us about King Hezekiah, one of the good kings of the nation Israel. When Isaiah told him the kingdom of Judah would eventually go into captivity in Babylon, he received the following response from the king "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.' Then he added 'There will be peace and security in my days.' (39:8.) He was a good king, but it appears to me rather selfish not to be concerned about the future generations.
Joshua's two farewell speeches recorded in Joshua 23 and 24 give evidence that he was burdened for the future of his people; he wanted to be sure that they knew the Lord and desired to serve Him with their whole hearts. People who think only of what they can get today are selfish opportunists. They have this 'bonus mentality'- what I can get now, never mind about the future as long as there is 'peace in my time.' The recession was caused by greed and selfishness and people have not learned the lesson.
Let us sow the right seeds, plant properly and then trust God for the harvest in generations to come. Young or old, let us be disciplined, work hard now and prepare our people for the future. What we do in the present affects the future.
Above all, let us all fear God -our Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things. He is also our Heavenly Father who loves us.
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