In my opinion, I see the picture as products of the education system. Singapore, being a meritocratic country, emphasizes heavily on qualifications. Therefore, to survive in such a country, education is very important. The white flowers, being in the centre of the picture occupies a fairly large area and I would equate this to the majority of the people, those who form the major work force. Above the white flowers, the stigma (hope my term is correct), in orange, are standing proud and tall. Those are the high flyers, who outshine the majority of the people, excelling in school and getting jobs with high prospects. And below are the wilted flowers, sadly, are those dropped out of school and have give up hope in life.
In addition, the flowers, in the foreground, are clearer than the background, the grass. Since my focus is on the flowers and I equate it with products of the education system, this also reflects the resource of Singapore. Singapore has no natural resource and we have to rely heavily on manpower. This is the focus of our government, therefore, emphasizing on education in order to succeed in Singapore.
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Hey, it's really interesting how you see the spider lilies as that oof Singapore Education System, for I would have never thought of that.
This indeed shows us how people of different backgrounds & life experiences actually see different meanings in the exact same thing.
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