What Matters Most?

Just what vales do people hold closest to their hearts? Over two weeks last November, the Singapore Pess Holdings' Research, Analysis and Planning Department surveyed 503 people selected to closely resemble the profile of Singapore's resident population.

Respondents were asked to rate 20 values according to how important each was to them. This is what turned up with number 1 as the most important and number 20 as the least important:

1. Honesty

2. Kindness

3. Gratitude

4. Fairness

5. Forgiveness

6. Empathy

7. Love of Learning

8. Principle

9. Hope

10. Self-control

11. Humility

12. Perseverance

13. Open-mindedness

14. Energy

15. Humour

16. Courage

17. Spirituality

18. Creativity

19. Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence

20. Curiosity

What matters most to you?

Honesty, empathy and gratitude matter most to me.

Family

Family is not always blood.

It is the sincere people in your life who want you in theirs;

the ones who accept you for who you are.

The ones who would do anything to see you smile

and who love you no matter what.

Smile

"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." ~ Mother Teresa

That explains my smile at the foreign domestic helpers whom I meet often in my daily routine. It is just a smile from me which they always reciprocate. It means a lot to them especially those who are homesick and lonely. They are someone's daughters too. We share the same sun and moon as their families back home :)

Garden of Life Quotes

I have been walked on

used and forgotten

and I don't regret one moment of it

because in those moments

I have learnt a lot

I have learnt who I can trust

and can't

I have learnt the true meaning of friendship

I have learnt how to tell

when people are lying

and when they are sincere

I have learnt how to be myself

and appreciate the truly great people in my life

as they arrive

Beautiful Heart

Worshipping God with a beautiful heart

Is more important than

Worship the statues of the dead

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