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LEE JIANJUN
Speaking from the Statue of
Merlion
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The red line represents the movement
of the new bridge
The blue line represents the movement of the old bridge
The white spot represents the statue of the Merlion
Dear Mr. XXX, member of the Congress of Singapore,
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| After reading your letter, I have the pleasure of expressing
my grateful thanks for the trust and interest that you were
kind enough to show for my research work. |
| How time flies!
I hardly realize that almost three years have elapsed since
I came to Singapore. Your country enjoys civilization, progress
and prosperity which are an incessant driving force of my
feelings of admiration and respect. In your letter you seemed
to be worried about the present economic situation in Singapore
when you wrote: "as generally accepted, if it is true that
peace in a family depends on stability in a country, one
has to particularly consider the peace issue in a period
of crisis", and you asked me to express my thoughts. I am
now replying to your kind invitation, and would like, if
you do not mind, to develop my reasoning about this issue
by mentioning the statue of the Merlion and all that it
means to the people of Singapore. |
| Keeping with the internal logic of my research, I reckon
that it is more judicious and objective, if one is to forecast
the economic future of a country, to begin with an analysis
of its symbolic imagery. This kind of approach has proved
justified time and again in the results of my previous studies,
whether it were my recommendations concerning the architectural
location of the Chinese national flag in Tiananmen Square,
or my long term forecasts of France's future inspired to
me by what the Eiffel Tower embodies for France. Such an
approach is therefore the basic principle of my research
in this field. |
| Now, along these lines, I would like to analyze Singapore's
overall economic climate and its future based on an interpretation
of the transformations in the environmental conditions undergone
by the statue of Merlion. |
| The statue situated at the mouth of the river Singapore
stands facing the north and overlooking a wide and distant
perspective flanked by government institutions on the left
and financial institutions on the right. Its architectural
shape, its colors, its dimensions, its splendor and its
attitude all work towards inspiring Singapore's imagery
and making it out to be a protective divinity in the minds
of its people. |
| The Merlion was originally conceived only as a mere sculptural
effigy intended to be part of urban decoration. Nobody expected
it become, thanks to its posture and geographical location,
an emblem symbolizing the imagery of this young republic.
It has contributed to arousing spiritual energies and breathed
life to the land of Singapore by enabling it to shine with
full brilliance. Its role and actual impact have surpassed
all imaginations. It has eventually epitomized the rapid
economic development and the achievements in the construction
of Singapore's high technology civilization. |
| During their visit to Singapore, a great deal of internationally
renowned people practicing esotericism expressed their admiration
for the statue of the Merlion. They agreed that there were
vital links between Singapore's achievements in its efforts
of development and this outstanding work of art. I had to
make many investigations into the geographical and environmental
conditions surrounding the Merlion. I first experienced
a surge of wisdom expressed by the ground of the actual
site where the statue is located. If one compares the shape
of the territory of Singapore to a fan, it is easy to see
that the statue stands exactly at the place of its pivot
from which the influence cover the most propitious places
of the territory. The two rods of the edge of the fan represent
the two powers: financial and political. The whole judiciously
conveys a structure of stability necessary to the smooth
running of the country's judicial system and economy. Seen
from the outside, the statue of the Merlion takes a position
similar to that of an arrow on a bent bow. It constitutes
the link between economics and politics, forming together
a triangular shape of a bent bow and supporting each other.
Whether one regards the country from the outside or the
other way round, its structural shape always regains an
ideal posture as is proper. |
| All those who are conversant with the history of development
of Singapore know that the statue of the Merlion was conceived
at a time when Singapore's economy was about to take off.
In esoteric researches, one can often witness events happening
on earth without there necessarily being an explicitly special
motive from anyone, as if those events had occurred by chance
and the venue of chances thanks to an imaginary divine will.
I am convinced that when the idea to erect a statue of the
Merlion was adopted in the first place, nobody was thinking
of conducting geomancy surveys into the nature of the ground
chosen or making comparisons between possible locations.
So it is by mere chance that it was placed in a key position.
By its outward appearance, it became a symbol of unity,
progress, prosperity and determination of the state of Singapore
and one of the main emblems of the country (adopted, for
example, by the Singapore People's Association and by the
Office of the Populations' Relations). From the point of
view of its geographic situation - an arrow positioned on
the bent bow, on the mouth of the Earth's breath and the
fan's pivot - the statue has made an invaluable contribution
in transforming Singapore into one of main tourist countries
in Asia. All those traveling to Singapore are keen to take
a picture of the statue to keep an unforgettable memory
of their visit. Thanks to it the small country of Singapore,
difficult to spot on the map of the world, gets to be known
everywhere. Nowadays the name of Singapore has spread world-wide.
When talking about Singapore, perhaps people do not know
its national anthem or flag, but the first image that they
conjure up in their memories is no doubt that of the Merlion.
When two years ago, I saw road works and the site to build
a new bridge in the vicinity of the statue, I had a premonition
that it would cause disruptive variations in Singapore's
economic development. |
| As everybody can see now, after the completion of the
works, the Merlion no longer enjoys its past splendor. As
regards the outward physiognomy, there is no longer the
vast perspective. From the point of view of traditional
esotericism, the view of good omen is barred and the good
disposition stifled. Interpreted within the framework of
the Science of Human system Engineering applied to the analysis
of a country's future, this evolution is regarded as having
a direct impact on the development and the economic stability,
that is to say, it is likely to breed bother in the country's
outlets abroad and nuisance at home. |
| So, what can be done to turn the situation around? In
my opinion, it is urgent to transform weakening factors
into favorable ones by finding some other ground onto which
the statue can be relocated. This will enable its spirit
to pick up and its miraculous energy to revive. |
| The relocation of the Merlion is one of the main methods
liable to allow Singapore to get rid of the consequences
of the financial crisis in South East Asia. It is a condition
to achieve the goal set by the nation to make Singapore
into an international finance and high-technology center,
and a hub on which cultures and civilizations from East
and West will meet and pass (in particular, in the field
of information and Internet). If the choice of a new relocation
site is right, the country is bound to get out of the present
economic difficulties, and set off again on the way to progress
and prosperity. |
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Dear Mr. XXX, the suggestions put forward above are just
well-tried ideas resulting from my research. They come
from a person who works in Singapore and loves it keenly.
To be implemented, they need refining by more comprehensive
and thorough studies. I wish that these ideas would be
fruitful, and that they would arouse your comments and
reflections.
Yours faithfully
Lee Jian Jun
(November 1998 in Singapore)
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