The man who transformed a hell of a sort into a heaven on earth in a couple of decades celebrated his 87th birthday last week on September 16. In an interview given to a journalist last week, Lee almost ridiculed those who seek strength and solace in religion.
The Prime Minister of Singapore from its founding in 1965 until stepped aside in 1990, Mr. Lee built what he called ‘a first-world oasis in a third-world region'. The world praised him for his incorruptibility and efficiency.
In reply to the interviewer, he said, referring to afterlife, ‘What is next? I do not know. Nobody has ever come back'.
Agnostic and pragmatic at all times, he said, on being asked how he dealt with pains in life, ‘How do I comfort myself? Well. I say life is just like that'. Talking of his sick, bed-ridden wife, Lee said that from time to time, his mind went back to the happy days they were up and about together.
He said he felt a gradual decline in energy and vitality in old age and added generally, every year, he knew he was not on the same level as the previous year. Lee then declared his life philosophy, ‘But that's life'. "Criticize me but I don't believe in miracles, psychics and soothsayers or even afterlife." Poch Suzara
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Agnostic and pragmatic in his approach to life, he spoke with something like envy of people who find strength and solace in religion. “How do I comfort myself?” he asked. “Well, I say, ‘Life is just like that.’ ”
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