The Arts

Arts, unlike other things in life, help to enrich and instill in us humans, a sense of creativity and well-being. It is presented to us in various forms, ranging from theatrical plays, dance concerts, drama serials, and many more. However, being in a country where the Arts are given much priority, we Singaporeans do not cherish the values that we can take away from these presentations.

Creativity is one of the many key aspects of life that is largely lacking in us Singaporeans. It is a rare case to flip the newspaper one day and to spot a section in the papers that praises a Singaporean in a creative discovery or a “creative” creation. Why? Isn’t that a bit apparent to us? How will we make ourselves into such news when we fail to appreciate the Arts as much as we appreciate Usain Bolt Sprinting down the 100m lane on the Beijing Track? The only solution to this is the Arts. Arts in our modern day world, greatly helps to instill a sense of creativity. It helps us to enjoy life and at the same time, help to change our perspective on the way we view things. This is one of the few ways on why the Arts is a main factor that has to be valued in Singapore.
Next, as we move on to the next factor, please focus on this write up and shove your piles of paperwork and files away from your desk table. We Singaporeans have been rated to have the best working qualities amongst the other countries worldwide. We also have to note another fact that we ourselves know that we are too hardworking in most cases that we over stress our biological system into breakdown. What better solution is there to solve this problem, than to involve in the Arts? Musical shows and plays will help to take away that extra inch of stress off our body for the better. However, we Singaporeans, deem using the computer for hours and hours as stress relievers. We get so indulged in work and progress that once again we fail to capture the positive essence of the Arts. Therefore, to summarise the point, the Arts helps to relieve stress from our Singaporeans from our fast-paced lives.

Hence, I reinstate my stand that the Arts play a vital role in Singapore both as a stress reliever and also to inculcate important values such as the development of creativity amongst us Singaporeans.