Social Responsibility - the Orange Alert

The other night, on the news, something interesting caught my attention.
This young man had just arrived in Hong Kong, and had just stepped into the hotel lobby to check in. Barely two minutes later, he was told that the hotel was quarrantined, and that he had to be isolated for at least a week.

"This is so unfair...I have not even checked in, and now I am a prisoner?" was his indignant question.

Does he have grounds to complain?

This is one of the best examples to illustrate on the need of awareness and social responsibility of the individual. While it seems a little drastic to many, I feel that is better to err on the side of caution.

Hong Kong and Singapore have learnt bitter and hard lessons from our SARS experience. We have seen how we were almost brought to our knees by the unseen enemy, and how it takes each and everyone to be socially responsible in this fight against a possible pandemic.

Yes, we do have a "KS' mentality...but being prepared and being cautious is now a must; when you really do not know how volatile the situation can be, and how swiftly the disease can spread.

We all have experienced colds and sniffles. It is so common to be struck down by flu. But we need to remind ourselves constantly about personal hygiene and public hygiene. I still see people sneezing and wheezing away...(the louder the better)and tissue paper being thrown all over except the dustbins.

However said that life is always going to be fair?
In Kantian terms, we do what is ethically right...for the sake of the larger masses. And even when the larger masses is inconvenience, we always need to do good for humanity.

Yes...the temperature taking exercises and safety measures put into place may seem challenging to some, but I applaud the effort of all those involved. We really cannot afford to slip up.

Life does go on as normal...only with us being more socially responsible.
Remember...it all begins with me.