‘Beware the man of a single book (homo unius libri).’ – St. Thomas Aquinas
Always read widely and investigate deeply for a 360-degree view to prevent blindsided dogmatism. 12 Feb 2015: Latest World Press Freedom Index (Reporters Without Borders) shows ‘drastic decline’; Singapore ranked at No.153 [out of 180 countries]: http://index.rsf.org/#!/index-details/SGP
Haiku #1:
‘Ownself check ownself’
means not super confident;
but not confident.
Haiku #2:
(As) no Wheel-Turning King*
has come or is coming soon,
keep ‘checking’ the ‘king’.
* 转轮圣王: An ideal noble ‘king’ who arises once in an extremely long while; not in our time
Haiku #3:
Be wary of (any)one*
who hints perfection in all –
a perfect liar.
*who is clearly no Buddha
Haiku #4:
Beyond gratitude (for any person),
there must be wisdom to think,
(and) compassion to feel (for the masses)
Haiku #5:
Thinking all is fine
is probably the worst way
to think about all.*
* Do look more carefully, at all sides, to realise all is not fine at all
Haiku #6:
Bad faith to yourself –
please do not let it become
bad faith to us all.*
* with your choices and actions
Haiku #7:
(Living in an) ivory tower –
(it is way) too high (up) to see the people
struggling below*
* to continue paying, supporting and building the tower
Haiku #8:
Gerrymandering…
Not too confident to win?
Set the chessboard first!*
* not that it is encouraged at all, to ‘cheat’ before playing ‘fair’
Haiku #9:
All underdogs know
what all underdogs endure
more than all topdogs.
Haiku #10:
To not really care
about political choice
is simply careless.*
* as an unwise vote or non-vote will affect the masses, including oneself
Haiku #11:
Choose for the future; *
not for the past gone** or now.
Where to go from here?
* for yourself and future generations
** as distracted by, using ‘misguided nostalgia’ reminisced endlessly and pointlessly with ‘celebrations’ including $10 million worth (or rather, waste) of fireworks, plus much more funds that could help the needy
Haiku #12:
Do not be confused.
If there were any true crimes,
there would be charges.*
* and jail already, instead of being able to stand for election.
Haiku #13:
If there were no crimes,
the truly guilty ones are
those suggesting them.*
*who are simply out to confuse.
Haiku #14:
SG50 stuff:
much ‘misguided nostalgia’.
Key pivot is now.
Charlie Chan Hock Chye –
The best SG50 gift,
Of truths forgotten.