And perhaps we are also bound by our own laziness. The government, after all, can do the thinking for us. Our sense of civic duty to engage in public debate and critical thinking is lost except unfortunately for issues that affect our pockets. But understand this: we may not be in government but we are whom the government works for.

We can contribute and do instead of follow. We can let go of our parent's hand and grow up. Now is the time to dream. Perhaps all of us have tentative notions about the future. Some of us fear, some of us rejoice. Only a few of us will probably see correctly and understand how to get there.

Not all of us will be good at identifying and analysing problems. Solutions will perhaps escape most of us. But without discourse, without sharing, we do not even give ourselves the simple chance of being able to try to work things out. Would you gather to discuss a better vision for our Singapore?