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老人当自强,道德伦理摆一边。 没有老人的努力,哪来今天新加坡!

 

老人当自强,道德伦理摆一边。

没有老人的努力,哪来今天新加坡!


【在法律上,归还托盘比老幼病残座位还要重要。政府的道德伦理教育优先政策,可谓勇气可嘉。老人和年轻人同样受到法律限制,必须归还托盘,而优先座位却没有这个法律约束。】


新加坡老人其实是很老当益壮。虽然没有媒体形容的那么可怕,做着最脏最累的工作,但是,临老继续为国效力,为家人为自己打拼,应该给予最高的尊敬。

地铁老人优先座位,只有道德伦理的约束力,在法律上没有执法权限。这是新加坡的教育,法律以内的事,不要犯法。法律之外,那就要看你的良知了。

新加坡老人当自强,正如政府说的,如果能够就做到老死。如果能够站立,就不应该祈求帮忙,让不让座位,只能自求多福,有礼貌的人,就会让出座位。

除非,政府立法规定用餐后必须拾碗碟,归还托盘,不然没有人有义务这么做。从归还托盘的例子,那位没有让位的年轻人,没有错。你告不了他,你也无可奈何。

在法律上,归还托盘比老幼病残座位还要重要。政府的道德伦理教育优先政策,可谓勇气可嘉。高明之处是因为我们的小贩文化已经成为世界非物质文化遗产,而地铁文化还不是。

我们的教育把是非黑白的法律分得十分清楚,也处处告诉国人,有好处,小便宜,尽量拿。部长租到黑白屋殖民地时代的老大房子,依法办事,合情合理。因此,我们只能批评他们道德上有瑕疵。

媒体上经常报道,高龄老人出来工作,有些为了打发时间;有些必须增加收入,孩子不管;有些为了兴趣,喜欢收集垃圾;还有一些,部长说把工作当成运动。

新加坡老人的困境,就是要自强。不论捡垃圾,搭地铁,坐巴士,看医生,能够独立站立,自行走路,就应该身体力行。国家能够帮忙极为有限,孩子虽然立法规定照顾父母,但是,这些都是有限的。

国家难道没有考虑建国、立国们的努力吗?有,在法律规定范围内,适当时候给予医药、生活津贴,没有固定的的范围,政府做不到道德的义务。

想到这些,新加坡老人能够不自强吗?


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