Life does throw curve balls at times.
As recent as 3 weeks ago, I was not even that interested in the elections; expecting that it will pretty much be the same like past elections. Sure, I had the usual grouses like most Singaporeans of the rising inflation and the ever escalating property prices despite the cooling measures taken by the government; but I like to grumble about it and left it at that. It was only at the urging of my wife to write to the Straits Times forum about my strongly held views that I started blogging (I wrote in to the Straits Times as well but my letters were never published even though they called to tell me that they were considering publishing one of them).
Little did I know how truly powerful the pen is (The pen is indeed mightier than the sword). As I started penning down my thoughts, something stirred in me - a passion that laid dormant for so long that I forgotten it was there. And the more I write, the stronger the passion grew. Obviously through the election days, the electrically charged atmosphere added fuel to it. While the election results were what I expected, I was surprised by how much it weighed down my heart the whole of Sunday. I mean, it wasn't as if the election results affected my life personally but yet, I experienced the burden I normally would associate with personal events.
As I face a new work week and the excitement of the elections over. Things are seemingly more "normal" as the demands of my life begins to take hold again. Yet, the awaken passion of doing something meaning other than pursuing financial progress is firmly felt. It has caught me off-caught and completely unprepared. Perhaps, it is just the lingering effects of an overdose of emotions and adrenalin that needs to be worked out of my system; but do I want this passion to dissipate back into a deep slumber? I don't know and I have decided not to over-think this. Instead, I will try to tap on this energy/passion while it is still with me and try to seek some peace.
I am searching for options on what I can do to contribute and participate to help develop my nation to one that not only values economic progress; but also values compassion and humanity. Interestingly, I met with a Non-Profit Organization, CNPL (Centre of Non-Profit Learning) whom I am exploring to volunteer my services. They highlighted a current movement that struck a chord with me - Kampung Temasek.
I will be learning more about this to see if it is a good place for me to start.
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