This topic is especially poignant with me because it was an expression of feelings between my mum and I before she died. Thus I cannot comprehend how there can be a law to do this, as mentioned in a letter in the New Paper.
I remember my mum insisting that I greet everyone we come into contact with. I did it begrudgingly when I was younger but now as an adult, I do it naturally. If I find it tedious, I give at least a smile. My parents did a good job in bringing me up, and they used the cane as one of their methods. I see most parents of today not daring to use it for fear of abuse. If the aim of its usage is to discipline the kid and change him for the better, then it is certainly not abuse. Some parents also naively believe their kids' lies against the teachers' words, and as a result, malign the teachers. Due to such lenience, it is no wonder that the children will not think that looking after their aged parents is a duty. These parents who fear doing the right thing, have caused Singapore to have no choice but to impose such a law.
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