In his NDR speech PM said someone asked him if God were to offer him three wishes for Sg, what would he wish for Sgpreans. He said he wished for us to have a “divine discontent”. I find this phrase intriguing and wonder why no journalist has commented on it.
PM explained that he wanted Sgpreans to always be not quite satisfied with what we have and to be driven to do better. But why did he use this phrase (divine discontent)? It is not easy to relate to.
PM’s speech is very inspiring and patriotic, but when he spoke about his succession plans – I hope he would lead Sg for another ten years at least. Meanwhile the emphasis on entrepreneurship – that is the way for Sg to go
The other wish of PM’s was for us to be able to “count our blessings”. Spot on!
We are blessed.
Back to “divine discontent” – reminds me of “the winter of discontent” (Richard III)