Racial Harmony Day

Racial Harmony Day is celebrated annually on 21 July in Singapore. The event is to commemorate the 1964 Race Riots, which took place on 21 July 1964. It is a day worth to remember. Throughout the world, there had been many riots due the disagreement of different races. It is important to ensure peace and harmony between races. Especially in SIngapore, there are many races living together. The peace and cooperation of different races is important for the progress in SIngapore. I cherished the days in my primary school where one do not feel the differences between races. We treat students in other races equally. However, when we grow older, there tends to be racist remarks circulating around unavoidably. I am really frustrated by this. I felt that the students who passed these remarks are really childish. Personally, i felt that the kids in Singapore are taking racial harmony as granted. I presumed that this is because that had not endured the sufferings during racial disagreement . They must not have realised that the trust built over the years between races could be destroyed in a matter of seconds. We need to preserve the current state of peace and harmony for the good of everybody.