Monday, July 27, 2009
Greed ... ...
Reading the Sunday Times on July 26, 2009, I found other articles about the Ming Yi case. But before that, another headline caught my eye. "Duo show it's possible to overcome failure" it talks about the cases of Mr Tan Koon Swok and a Mr Glenn Knight.If you are scratching your head in confusion, "Huh? What has two unknown stranger overcome failure?" Well, I was too. Mr Tan was an ex-Malaysian Magnate and Cabinet Minister: Mr Glenn was an ex-CAD director. Both high flyers, one must agree. Mr Tan came down first. He was charged and prosecuted by Mr Glenn, for abetting a criminal breach of trust in the high profile Pan-Electric Industries case. After that, Mr Glenn was arrested and found guilty of tying to cheat three businessmen of $3 million and faking an invoice to get government loan.
Both were jail. Both were fined. Both were under the influence of money.
Just like Ming Yi, they were corrupted by money, and they paid the price for it. I feel that many of us people are vulnerable to this. It is important to note that while money is important, one must know that money is not everything. Money, although can buy you a good meal, cannot buy you happiness. This may sound cliched, but I cannot emphasize the importance of this. Its like a cycle, these people grew up with a big dream, and accomplished it. They started with a pure heart, wanting to do only good, but when they have accomplished that, they start to get greedy. No one, no matter how honest you are, can resist the temptation of money. Look at T.T. Durai, the NKF guy. He was commended for setting up such an organization, but was charged for corruption charges. Next is Ming Yi.
Who's next? What has Singapore become?
5:10 AM By Eugene
