” WELCOMING ATTITUDE” ADOPT: CHUA
Ms. Chua, who has joined the party since 2012, urged people to have a” welcoming approach” toward other individuals in her conversation.
She talked about how her parents had helped her begin volunteering in the neighborhood more than 20 years prior.
The 36-year-old said that by taking on the role of the Young PAP’s organizing director, she will be able to collaborate with individuals who share a common objective.
She claimed that everyone in Singapore strives for a healthy work-life stability, regardless of their aspirations.
Ms. Chua pointed out that charity and advocacy, too, should embody the same” nature of freedom ,” quoting reports that highlight the significance of firms embracing work-life unity when designing work.
She said,” I continually remind myself and my team to be sympathetic and welcoming toward other volunteers, especially those who may have partially stepped apart due to personal or professional commitments.”
ASSOC PROF ELMIE: BRIDGE Spaces BETWEEN Years
The 42-year-old Assoc Prof. Elmie emphasized the necessity of bridging generational gaps, particularly those between the elderly and young people.
In order to prevent the older generation from falling behind as the world becomes more digitalized, he called for compassion, understanding, and assistance.
He used his mother, a 67-year-old primary school cafeteria operator, as an example of how he and his sisters must constantly tell her how to use smartphones and significant applications.
She then engages in activities like online shopping and using apps mostly on her own, he claimed.
The point is that it is difficult to learn and apply systems in a secure and efficient manner. It might be harder for some of us than some, like our elders, he said.
” The worry, the fear of falling behind, and the feeling of being unimportant because you can’t be a part of this modern society, are true.”
Assoc Prof. Elmie, who has been involved in politics since 2016, recalled a discussion in which he discussed the peculiarities of raising children with private-hire drivers.
We came to the conclusion that our children’s modern life and lived experiences are very dissimilar from ours. The associate teacher, who is also a family, said that if we judged and responded to them based on our collection of lived experience and expectations, we would simply push them away.
He advised starting conversations with young people by remembering that they belong to a different century and that their beliefs and points of view differ for various reasons.
In order to create a truly diverse Singapore for future years, we need voices like these, according to Assoc Prof. Elmie.
The original version of this article appeared in TODAY. & nbsp,