Neighbour Was An Ex-Cleaner With Low IQ HDB residents know that the lift is possibly the only place that we interact with our neighbours. Even then, our conversations rarely extend beyond: Makan already? Yeah thanks. You? Yeah. But one netizen thinks we should change that culture. Mr Niwde Weis came to this conclusion after a discussion with his 60-year-old neighbour. Source You can check out the post in full here. Source Lessons to learn While Mr Niwde’s post quickly becomes an anti-Government rant, it still offers valuable lessons for us all. He recalls that despite it being their first meeting, his elderly neighbour stuck to him like glue, repeatedly asking him to help find a job. The senior claimed to have suffered from a knee injury that presumably didn’t allow him to work. Source Interested in the old man’s case, Mr Niwde decided to speak to a visiting relative. Source These exchanges had a profound impact on Mr Niewde, who went on to chide others for being too “myopic”. Source What’s more, Niwde claimed that the privileged are deliberately turning a blind eye to those less well off. He also believes that technology and innovation are impacting the less-privileged. Source […]
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