The NKF scandal has created a big Hoo-Ha in our small little red dot. Just yesterday, I caught the news of Durai being convicted for his acts of unethical behaviour. While studying for Cost Management (...ARGH AA102...actually quite interesting), I suddenly thought of this incident and another incident that happened on Saturday. I was on my way to Tampines from Somerset when I caught sight of a man donating money to one of those flag-day charities. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary right? The thing was he mentioned specifically "as long as it is not for NKF." I recalled my cancellation of my monthly life-drop (..I think that is what it is called...) donation and how self righteous I felt at that moment. I believe, although mine was a delayed reaction, it was the same as those many people who cancelled theirs once the scandal was out.
Why am I suddenly talking about this incident? I guess it is really because of guess what? Cost-Management! I was reading about how we should be assigning cost to the correct products using the ABC approach when suddenly I realized that while we can be objective in dealing with matters such as businesses, we can be completely irrational when dealing with people. When we choose to stigmatize NKF donation drives or people who tries to gather donation for them, we are not punishing the right people. Does Durai suffers from us withdrawing our donations or do the people who need the donation suffer?
Hopefully, like I have awaken from this delusion, many others who are still in it will. I think it is not about blaming them when the situation has happened especially since they are not really being punished for it, but other innocent people.
Although I will not resume my monthly donation (because I'm broke...), I don't think I will stigmatize those people carrying out donation regardless of whether it is for NKF or not. Slowly but surely, Singaporeans will regain their trust in charities because if I can think like this, so can many others who are more educated and more loving than I am!
* Thks to dada for doing dictation and typing out this entry for me! Till next time. (Very tiring...and annoying to do dictation...)
Ciaoz...
dreamt of @ 4:03 pm
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certain quotes from certain places..
"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trials because when he stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him." James 1:12
"Oh, nothing can happen more than once,
But all things must happen one day
Over hill and dale, over wood and stream,
My dying voice will blow away... " The Neverending story
"Walk by Faith, Not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7
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