Context:Uncle Tao's eldest daughter left home when she was very young, as the relationship was very strained due to Uncle Tao's overly oppressive parenting style when he was a young parent. In this episode, the daughter decided to come back to work at her father's flower nursery due to her lover and 2nd sister's encouragements. However, the 3rd daughter who had the impression that her eldest sister's real motives in coming back is to grab a share of her father's inheritance, passed very hurting remarks that she's back for the money. And succeed in driving her away.
Uncle Tao, in his fit of frustration, admonished his 3rd daughter:
钱是身外物。生不带来，死不带去。
亲情，才是无价！
(Money is an external possession. You dont carry it into this world when you are born, neither do you take it away when you die. Family relationships, that's what is priceless!)
Well said indeed!
钱是身外物，命是风中烛
喜乐常知足，有情才是福！
(Money is an external possession, life is brief like a candle in the wind,
Joy with godly contentment, and experiencing love, that's blessedness!)
Rather than chase the materialistic 5Cs of the Singapore dream (Cash, Car, Credit card, Condominium, Country club), let's focus on the 5 key areas of Singapore 21 vision.
Of which one of them is
Strong Families: Our Foundation and Our Future
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