I watched as a Buddhist monk gave counsel to young man. The young man quitted Polytechnic two years ago and was soon conscripted into the army. His army term is ending soon and he is interviewing for a prison job.
The Buddhist monk advised him not to take up the prison job. Reasons being: 1. The prison is a place full of anger and hatred, 2. He is not someone who can handle such an environment, and 3. For his family sake, he should pursue the path of the Polytechnic or University and later joining as a prison superintendant.
Although the Buddhist monk does not receive a salary for giving this counsel, what he did is important to the productivity of Singapore. If the young man did change his mind, pursue University, and graduated in 4-6 years time, he would be at least 3 times more productive than he would be today, in terms of goods and services he can render.
I need to chew on this more a long time, reflecting on how everyone, from the begger and hawker to CEOs, can change the future of our nation.
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