48 years of miracle

We depends on others for food. We depends on other for water. We depends on others for sand. But yet, even as we depends on others on more simple but yet important resources, we have made our nation vibrant, relevant and successful for the past 48 miracle years.

We could have been maids. We could have been construction workers. We could have been factory line workers. We could have been depending on the success of other countries to feed our family and find simple happiness in life. But yet, we find ourselves earning more than a lot more countries who are far richer in resources for the past 48 miracle years.

We could have been fighting among races. We could have been growing ourselves in a single race society. We could have adopted the old British model of one race superiority. But yet, we chose to give all equal opportunity regardless of race, language or religion for the past 48 miracle years.

Today, we must not forget how we as a nation arrive to what we are today; how we grew from immigrants to a multi-racial society; how our visionary leaders brought us from a third world country to first within one generation; how we prospered to a model that many other countries wished to learn from.

So today, let us come together to celebrate our success, our happiness, our prosperity and our 48 years of miracle. Happy 48th National Day!!'