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Sir, not everyone is like that. Not everyone discriminate against the minority. In my line of work, both at a major news company and a telco, it was some of the other races that worked to ostracize people, snatched power and were generally rude just because of my race. Yes i was shouted at in my face to go back to China, in Singapore. My chief clerk, who was Malay, always shouted at everyone to go back to China.
On the other side of the causeway, my wife business had so many non Chinese staff, we always tried to play fair and hired Indians as well as Malays even though the locals groups, including Indians asked me not to hire Indians. We loaned money to our staff and some of them during Hari Raya, when they disappeared or only pay back some and left, we did not chase them. One of them blocked my wife after taking another urgent loan of 2500. Another one we sponsored for course but she turned around and left right after. We gave her money and advanced her in the first month as her previous centre did not pay her in full.
The group that disappointed me the most were the Indians here, no matter how much chances or how much help you gave them, generally we did not have a good experience.
One broke our things when she let in her brother and her boyfriend to the centre over a dispute. She was thrashed by her boyfriend as she had spoken to a good male friend. Then after we had to come back on weekends to clean up and scrub the mess, she spent the next few weeks sleeping at the playground or in the storeroom. Yet another one demanded more pay and we defended her when our Chinese principle wanted her to leave. We soon found out her true colours, when she left for her hometown, she told all our parents that we will be closing down soon and they should all leave. All 12 of the remaining parents left and went with her to another centre. Unfortunately that centre closed down within 6 months and we didn't contact the parents though we knew. (they gave excuses and demanded immediate refund in full) 3 years later, we are still there, struggling but doing our best. We forgave her and took no action.
I have asked my wife to change the school to an orphanage instead because essentially it is charity. I really wish everyone can see each other for what they are, another struggling sentient being.
Everyone has a hard life, most of us are either born poor or brought to poverty through our choices, few of us have an easy life. Even those that do, have those who are afflicted in some ways and needs therapy as they feel their wealth was debilitating, stifling even.
We do what we can for our fellow human being. Everyone was created by a maker and everyone including the smallest ant was created for a reason.
Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.
“Human beings are members of a whole
In creation of one essence and soul
If one member is afflicted with pain
Other members uneasy will remain
If you have no sympathy for human pain
The name of human you cannot retain”
Saadi, گلستان سعدی