Multiracialism and faultlines

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Beautiful analogy:

I am reminded here of something that I had read by the late Kuo Pao Kun when I was at MCCY. He likened culture to trees - they are separate at the trunk but touch at the tips of their branches where cross pollination occurs, and at the tips of their roots where they draw sustenance from the same soil.

As Pao Kun observed, it's important to move higher and deeper to realise the beauty of pluralism. This is what we are constantly striving to do. Go deeper to strengthen our cultural roots; and at the same time, reach higher to cross-pollinate with other cultures, and thus develop a stronger shared Singaporean identity.