This exhibition is a memorial exhibition. Brother is no longer here to explain to us the meaning of his works. We come here to understand from his works the meaning of his life and to draw inspiration from it. A long time ago, the Chinese historian Si Maqian wrote in his Record of History that a person has one life which can either be as weighty as Mount Tai or as light as a feather. Mao Zedong quoted this line in his famous essay on 'Serving the People'.

Brother's life is as weighty as Mount Tai. We judge a person by the good he has done and by what endures long after he has gone. Brother has left much behind, not mere dead things to look at, but things which continue to move us to continue the work he has done. As a teacher, he lit the lives of so many of us. As a human being, he showed by his love and respect for others a truly universal spirit. When he raised money to help build a Hindu temple some years ago, some Christians murmured. But he believed in our common brotherhood and dedicated his life to this ideal. No wonder so many non-Christians mourned his death.

In the arts, he made a contribution which will grow and add much to Singapore as we become a more rounded society. He always saw LaSalle College as the Spirit working through him and, because of that, never had any doubt that God would provide for its finances. Many of us did not share the same faith, or at least not in the same amount, and worked frantically to prevent the financial collapse of the College. The College now has a life of its own and will be moving to a magnificent one-hectare sight not far from here.

Brother's legacy lives on in our hearts.