Reflections

This life is only the third of six phases that we have to go through before we reach our final destination. Realm of the soul, realm of the womb, the world, the realm of the unseen, day of gathering and day of judgement. Yet it is this third phase of our life which determines whether we have been true to the convenant which we have made earlier, thus culminating in the condition that we will be in later. We desire for heaven yet we fear death. It is indeed cant that we want the best of the afterlife when in fact we hold so much to the existing gains of this temporal material world. This life is a place for us to sow the seeds of felicity thus the neccessity to have faith, to encourage good and forbid evil. May we be among those who are guided to His Path.

Top Student

Congratulations to my eldest child, Syed Muhammad Asadullah Aljunied, for achieving the position of top primary one student at Northland Primary School. His first year in school is certainly worthy of mention especially for a boy that truly understands the meaning of rationality and standards. He came out top out of a cohort of 300 students, which is indeed a great achievement. My wife and I pray that he will excel in all aspects of life, and the same prayers and expectations on Sharifah Safiyya Hanim Aljunied and Syed Muhammad Haydar Aljunied.

Future of Civil Society in Singapore

Civil society in Singapore has the prospect to be an important consultative process of a democratic and republic country. With the term civil and society in one expression , it informs us the critical notion that those in this alternative platform must maintain civility at all times. Yet, when one of the members of this civil group falls out of boundary of civility and others in it fail to watch-over anyone who expresses vulgarised thoughts in defamatory words, civil society becomes a liability to democratisation and republican ideals. It is hence incumbent that the training of becoming an intellectual be shared with those in this platform of civil society if we wish to maintain the critical role that civil society can play in the country.

Intellectuals and Societies

Societies are in need of intellectuals. Intellectuals guide societies to new ideas and methods. They are the guardians of freedom and human rights. Intellectuals help societies formulate refreshing agendas for the betterment of mankind. Without intellectuals, societies will not be able to identify the problems and challenges that can paralyse freedom and human rights.