www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

What are children? The dictionary described children as a person of either sex especially one between infancy and youth, hence one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, trustfulness, obedience and with limited understanding.  Isn't it true to say that where you were born makes a big difference to a child's life? The country that you were born and the family you were given birth determines how fortunate we are and in our growing up years. Yet in successful countries, there are still many cases of children who may be orphaned, abused or grow up without parental love and guidance.  Of course we need to take care of the elderly but children are completely innocent. Like you and me, they did not asked to be born yet in the right environment with love, care and guidance they could grow up as bright, happy and useful young men, women and citizens. When I was young, I heard this song "Nobody's Child" especially the one from a vinyl al...

18 April, years ago I was enlisted and trained to kill if necessary. Many of my friends too when we were only about 18. National Service changed many of us. It is like taking medicine, you don't like it but is is good for you. Thank Dr. Goh Keng Swee for starting an Army by reading a book to where we are today. Some people still question why we need the SAF and these people just don't get it. Get hold of this book "Defending The Lion City" by Tim Huxley which I have read many years back and you will appreciate more. Sometimes you will hear that it is necessary for war in order to have peace. War can also easily start when the leadership of a country is in trouble and in order to deflect attention to their corruption, inefficiencies and failures, they create a war. Or simply when someone is bigger than you, they just wish to walk all over you. I like our country's government and military approach and doctrine - to make friends all over, joint-exercises and all, to...