; Getting to the heart of Total Defence
In the last line, what did the writer mean by suggesting that “he may have found more porcupines than rats?”
Porcupines are animals believed to be brave because of their spiky body which can protect them from harm . However , rats are the opposite from porcupines , which they run away on hearing footsteps . So , what the writer meant by " he may have found more porcupines than rats " is that the nation need more Singaporeans who have the ability to safeguard the country .
What’s worth giving up your life for?
To be able to defend Singapore in terms of security against terrorist , for example , bombing in the MRT train . Its part of our responsibility to be on the look-out .
It is worth giving up our life for the nation . It could be life threatening but would be honoured and appreciated by whole wide nation .