Forum: A thank you to those who think of others first

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The Opinion piece “

PM Wong’s challenge: Reversing the me-first instincts of Singaporeans

” (May 17) reminded me of my late mother’s words to do good deeds for others.

I am pleasantly surprised to witness many examples of such deeds by young people who willingly give up their seats to the elderly on MRT trains. 

We have come a long way, and this baby boomer wants to add his appreciation for the positive social change he observes around him.

May Singapore succeed in creating a more caring, more gracious society to rival its amazing progress in economic development. Where it’s not everyone for himself, but everyone sparing a thought for somebody else. 

Lee Seong Wee 

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