Monday, July 07, 2008
From The New Paper,
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,170070,00.html?
When asked if Singaporeans are apathetic, Dr Lionel Lim, 52, a psychiatrist in private practice, said no.
'People do not help for various reasons. It is not necessarily unkindness, and it is not that Singaporeans have grown more heartless,' he said.
'From a psychological point of view, when confronted with a scenario like this, each individual can have a different reaction.'
He said there are mainly three categories of responses to a crisis: Fright, flight or fight.
'Some people are so overcome by shock and frozen by fear, they are unable to react.
'Others may run away. Then there will be those who stay to face the situation and render help,' he said.
'It is those who have altruistic traits and leadership qualities who are the heroes, and not everyone can be a hero.'
He pointed out that Singaporeans are not heartless 'when you see the amount of donations that they made in response to the crises in Myanmar, Sichuan and the Asian tsunami'.
The new chairman of the Singapore Kindness Movement, Mr Koh Poh Tiong, 61, also agreed that Singaporeans are generally warm-hearted and kind, from the response and donations to the recent crises in neighbouring countries.
---Financial Donation = Kind people?
Money = Everything?
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