#HearMeOut
Skip Navigation Links
Home
Profile
Latest
Search
Social Media
Guide
01 Aug 2019
(432 Views)
[x]
Movement for change
Focus on the positive
I was having breakfast with a friend at a hotel in Jakarta.
He saw another friend at another table and invited him to sit next to us. He introduce me to his friend. He said - This is Mr. Tan Kin Lian from Singapore. If you look at Wikipedia, you will see that he contested the presidential election.
My friend was not bothered that I did not win the election. He was also not bothered that I had a low vote. What mattered to him was that I was qualified to contest the election and I did contested it. It was all that mattered.
On another occasion, I was invited to a company function in Indonesian. The host introduced me to that large gathering, comprising of a few hundred guests in the same manner.
There were a few other similar incidences in the past years.
I get the impression that these friends focused on the positive aspect, and not on the negative aspect.
I wish the people of Singapore would also adopt a positive approach. It marks our character. It is how people can work together and friendship can develop.
Tan Kin Lian
Vote - do you agree that it is better to focus on the positive?
View PDF
Add Comment
Add a comment
Email
Comment
QR Code