Catherine Lim, I salute you
This, my dear friends and readers, is quite possibly the best piece of writing we will ever see from a Singaporean in our lifetime. I literally stopped breathing two paragraphs into ‘The Experiment’, the short story that Catherine Lim posits in this piece.
Not only has Catherine Lim spelt out the unarticulated fears in my mind in a way that I could only dream of, she has brought them to life in a short story that is not just plausible, but all too real.
I am going to finish my exposition on a shockingly pessimistic note. I have come to believe, with a somewhat heavy heart, that even if the Government wants to do something about the problem, it may be a little too late.
Singaporeans have by now become so dependent on the Government for making decisions for us, for thinking for us, and so used to our comfortable lives, that any major change and adjustment will be viewed with alarm.
I have put the short story on page 3.
Once the article expires on the ST, non-subscribers won’t be able to access that article. That would be a tremendous loss for all of us, so I am copying the entire article onto the next page so that it may be preserved for the public.
