Yup, for a change me am gonna write about a couple of views that me found in the Views page in The Star papers on Fri 111209.
And yup, it's related to pensioners & parents...
One writer (let's call him simply writer #1)wrote in to say that pensioners
"don't understand that money is the reward for work done. Therefore, if you are no longer working, you cannot expect to receive any money."The writer further adds that...
"a person who has been working for many years and has already been paid for that work cannot expect to continue to be paid for his past contribution."Well, the answer to that writer's views was found in a second writer's letter. This writer (writer #2), presumably a pensioner himself, wrote
" ...it was clearly stated in the service scheme that we were eligible for free medical, and that pension and gratuity would be paid based on the number of months we have worked. And now that has been denied us. Is this fair?"Another view put forward by writer#1 that I firmly disagree with is when he continued to voice that
"Parents who have provided for their offsprings' every need for 25 years or more certainly have the right to ask for something in return. If your child has a good job and a good income and you are in need, you should ask him to help you."Now how many retirees/pensioners out there are in that so lucky position and can ask their offsprings for help? Most would thank their lucky stars that those offsprings had not asked them for help instead!
The best part in his letter was when he further added that
"...And if he does not answer, you should pray. A person cannot change what is in another person's mind, but the power above can."If only what he believed truly works....a simple prayer? Our "friend" must be joking...
What do you think?
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