A duration of time is considered long or short depending on the situation and the circumstances.
When life is smooth-going and enjoyable, time seems to be flying past so quickly.
But when the going is rough and rocky, with anxieties and uncertainties, the time seems to be dragging on and on.
For our country, 57 years may or may not seem like a long time.
To be an independent nation for 57 years may not seem that long, compared to other countries’ independence.
But to be stable and progressing, despite many limitations is certainly quite an achievement.
And when we look at our nation with the eyes of faith, we can see that God has blessed our nation with racial and religious harmony and we are able to strive for our country’s ideals of Democracy, Peace, Progress, Justice and Equality for all.
Let us give thanks to God for these 57 years of blessed independence, and may we always pray for our country for God’s blessings on the leaders and the people.