A Moving Eulogy
I was hanging out at The Malaysian Insider website when I stumbled upon Singapore's founding father, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's eulogy for his wife, the late Madam Lee Kuan Yew or Madam Kwa Geok Choo. I find myself misty eyed reading what seem to be an honest, romantic and heart-wrenching eulogy. I find it quite difficult to shed a perception that politicians would always "state" their stories instead of "sharing" a personal part of themselves to the public. I was proven wrong by Mr.Lee's eulogy.
Here is a founding father, an astounding politician whose presence, even only on the newspaper or a website, are often seen as stoic and intellectual, sharing a genuine remembrance of his beloved wife. His eulogy moved me so much because he is not writing this eulogy as what I see him as, the former Prime Minister of Singapore. He writes as a real person, a husband grieving over his dead wife, his "common" self.
Condolences to you, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. May her soul rests in peace.
