In the new millennium, rapidly changing demographics Singapore has transformed into a multiracial and multicultural nation. A handful of issues have brought out the necessity for fathoming the many dimensions of the changes. The government understands the advantage of making utmost use of the many opportunities to strengthen inter group relations, to bond and mould the people as a nation.

"United we stand, divided we fall." True enough, this can be proven in our daily lives. Imagine going through all of the hardships alone, without any encouragement, motivation, nothing at all. How would you feel? Would you be able to grasp the catch of life? Or would you detest life?

Activity Time!
Materials required :

• 5 pairs of wooden chopsticks
• Plastic/Rubber gloves
• You!

1. Put on the plastic/rubber gloves. (prevents splinters)
   
2. Separate the 5 pairs of wooden chopsticks. (10 will be obtained)
3. Split it into 2 groups. (5 in each group)
4. Hold all of a group's chopsticks in your hands.
5. Attempt breaking it.
6. Try breaking the other group's chopsticks individually.

From this activity, we can deduce that individual strength will never overshadow an entire group's strength.
Therefore, we have to build communities, embrace diversities to ensure peace and harmony among all the people. Only then, we can live in peace and hence, merging strengths to be indefeasible.

Singapore's secrets to being a strong and vibrant country has been well known- from being multi racial, to many others. Singapore's recipe to building a strong community has inspired many other countries around the world to follow suit. So, why is building communities and embracing diversities important?

Embracing diversities, like Singapore's multi racial equality policy, has been one of the most ever present subject. Singapore gave everyone equal status- that meaning no one was above anyone in status. As long as they worked hard and achieved results, they would be rewarded. With this in mind, this policy motivates every single fellow singaporean out there to work, and sends out a strong message reminding them that as long as they work, they get rewarded.

Building communities, has also been crucial in singapore prospering as a country. Singapore has constantly been forging good relationships with our neighboring countries, like Malaysia, India, and Indonesia. It has done so by constantly having sharing programmes and having free trade, in turn boosting both countries economy and building strong ties with each other.