Citizens Happiness

I have been so busy with keeping up with Singapore politics and I have no time to even write my blog.  5 more days and that is, the fate of Singapore will be sealed.  I am definitely a pro-PAP and never even bother to listen to what opposition has to offer.  Unfortunately I am not a citizen (kindly reminded by a Singaporean friend) and therefore has no voting rights.  No voting rights does not mean I have no speaking rights after all I have been living there all my working life and have contributed to nation building. 

Yes I do have speaking rights.  I am definitely grateful for the opportunity to be able to work and stay in Singapore.  To be able to work hard and in turn contribute to nation building.  People speaks a lot about happiness, a right of every citizen to be happy with their government.  People are unhappy with Singapore government policies, a fact that is hard for me to fathom, perhaps because I am a Malaysian. 

Can we possibly have government policy to make everyone happy?  I believe the communist regime tried it, to form a classless society whereby everyone is equal.  Perhaps those who don't have, are no long unhappy because they now are on equal standing with the ones who used to have.  I believe people are unhappy because they compared themselves to people who have.  Why you can afford to stay in executive HDB whereas mine is only a 3 bed room HDB?  Why you can stay in a private condo, and I can only afford to stay in HDB executive?  Yes, it can go on and on. 

Is our happiness based on what we have and even what we don't have and wish we had.  Isn't happiness from the inside and not from the outside?  My definition of happiness is to be thankful for what I have and where I am, considering that I have done my best in all that I do.  Maybe I could have done better, but it's over, I cannot undo the past so I just need to move forward.  I am where I am, whether it's good or bad, it's because of the choices I made.  It's not anyone's fault as I take full responsibility for my own life.     

So here is my 2 cents worth of happiness.  Happy with what you have and don't compare with others cos the comparison is never ending.  If you are not happy strive harder and don't blame others, if time is all used up, never mind, live do with what you have, and when someone come along to help you, be grateful and thankful!  Blame game only brings about stagnation in life and if unchecked it turns into the consuming fire of hatred and suddenly the colorful spectrum of life turns grey and life becomes dull and unappreciative.

Jesus said I came to give life and to give it abundantly.  Yes, it's an abundant life, some have bigger vessel some have smaller vessel nevertheless is abundant.  We need to recognize how big is our vessel cos not everyone has the same vessel.  Why?  I don't know, it's God's prerogative.  He is the potter and therefore we cannot question Him.  Besides He is too big, to fully understand and comprehend.  I know my vessel is not very big neither is it very small but I know it's full.