Juvenile delinquency The problem of juvenile delinquency has assumed alarming proportions in most modern countries today. Towns and cities from the USA to South Africa, suffer from teenage hooliganism and lawlessness, drink and drug-taking have increased everywhere; gangs of youths, male and female, attack the...
Keeping fit A recent health survey indicates that lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, and certain types of cancers are on the rise. Bulging waistlines, obesity, and clogged arteries are becoming more common as the Chinese continue with their unhealthy lifestyles. Our preoccupation...
Kindness begets kindness When I was young, I lived in a small village in Melaka. Mine was a terrace house in a row of shophouses. The spirit of neighborliness was very strong then. There was no such thing as locking the doors of our houses...
Laughter is the best medicine ‘Laughter is the best medicine. No one can attest to the fact better than my grandfather. At the ripe old age of 92, Grandpa is a picture of health. Even though Grandpa’s life was often filled with misfortune, he never...
Leadership Ours is an organized society and any organization, for the accomplishment of its objectives, requires efficient leadership. Efficient dedicated leadership and resources, both natural and human, are requisites for a nation to develop and progress. The days when people could be driven are long...
Legends of my country A legend is a traditional story and it is not historical. As with other legends, the legends of my country need not be true. These stories have been handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth and what we...
Leisure The word ‘leisure’ means time at one’s own disposal or free time which is not filled by work, whether it is by a paid job or by schoolwork or my housework. It is, in fact, ‘time on our hands when we can do exactly...
Libraries and their uses The first thing that I normally do upon arrival at a new station is to find out about its libraries and bookshops. Though bookshops may offer the latest in books, the utility of libraries surpasses that of bookshops. Libraries house a...
A Lost Luggage Lost luggage I was a little tired. The journey had been a long one and before I caught this flight I had been unexpectedly rushed by developments in the Head Office. Now they expected me to complete the negotiations for collaboration with...
Manners in modern life In any community, whether ancient or modern, good manners differentiate the civilized person from the barbarian. The outward forms of good manners are known as “convention” and these vary according to the traditions of different countries. Basically, “good manners” may be...
