The biggest, the smartest, the best...

A long time ago, I was listening to a debate in Melbourne, on TV, about fundings for government schools. A Catholic nun was on the panel. There's one statement which she made, and it has profound impact on me. She said "Everyone wants the smartest kid, a kid to be a doctor, a lawyer, the best in mathematics, best in sports, fastest sprinter, but why not, the kindest student? The most compasionate person?".

It is true. In Malaysia, everyone wants to be the top student. Everyone wants to be rich, but hey, why not be the kindest? Be the most helpful? Be the most generous? Be kind. I am listening to some Buddhist talks now (which surprises me because it talks more of lifestyle and not much, if ever, about God) - and this guy says, why bother to be the richest in the cemetary?

So, I think it is time, to be a kinder, more compasionate person. Our education ministry should seriously look into this. It does remind me of the show, CJ7 - it is to a large extend, a reflection of our society.