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Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) Since news of MM Lee Kuan Yew's worsening condition broke a few weeks ago, the nation has waited with growing dread.   Why is this so? He's already 91 and has been frail for some time. It's a ripe, old age, he's led a full life and he clearly misses his wife. He hasn't even been involved in politics... 

生老病死，这方面人生不会有奇迹。偶尔也听说某人被确认死了，然后复活的例子。然而，这也不过只是延缓了死亡的期限罢了，最后终究没人能有孙悟空的本事，逃过阎罗王生死簿的召唤。 在病榻上的李光耀，果如吴作栋说的，“思维还是很活跃”的话，那么，希望他的病很快就会霍然而愈。不然的话，即将到来的... 

I refer to the 21 Mar 2015 Straits Times letter “Gratitude an important virtue” by Madam Chang Choon Kheng. Madam Chang wrote: THE creation of the hoax website falsely announcing former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's death, at a time when he is critically ill, shows that some of us have forgotten the virtue of gratitude ("Concern...