The definition of a golden age is when something is at it's very best or peak, or in ideal condition. Singapore is currently in it now. (And I hope we will progress to crystal or diamond or platinum so on and so forth.)
But Rome was not built in a night, and neither was Singapore. We started out as a fishing village, and our progress as a metropolis is extremely fast, even though accounting to the fact we are a small country. I can go on and on about Singapore's history, but the presence of a very important person, a founding father, and our first prime minister, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Without him, I don't even think I would know what Blogger is. He has many admirable and qualities suitable for a leader of a country. Let's start off with him being a very righteous person. From what I have read and know, he is very fair, and does not tolerate wrong doings. Look at his government. There is no corruption! The strict rules and laws he has placed does not leave anybody out, be it his family member or not, as he devoted his life to improving Singapore, and he himself was no exception. Corruption is commonly seen, and very hard to root out, which was why not only did he say such things, he also had the power and was responsible and did everything he could to prevent such things, such as increasing the wages of government officials, showing to us, that he is a giant as both speaking and actions. With his actions and words, he built Singapore to what is called a Golden Age today.
What we can do now as students is just do our best and continue with the progress of Singapore, and always remember and build upon what the earlier generations and Mr Lee has given us.
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