Some have to hold it all together

It appears that the most influential lady in our country has a penchant for posting her thoughts and sharing links on Facebook. Nothing wrong with that except that  her zealousness, sharing over a hundred articles a day and posting some occasional inappropriate remarks ( as per her standing ) attracted local and international comments. She laughed at the thought that friends have messaged her to check whether her Facebook account has been hacked into! They thought the postings inappropriate for "someone married to abc" and "ceo of xyz", she jested.

During this pandemic lock down I have finished Series 2 & 3 of the Crown. Both series cover episodes when Queen Elizabeth had to manage rebellious behaviour of royal family members that did not conform to royal protocol. The series portray remarkably well the dilemma and conundrum of these members in the royal household who fought within themselves to break free and express their true self.  For instance the show portrays Prince Philip and Princess Margaret suffering from some form of identity crisis, not finding meaning in their royal duties and missing a sense of achievement.

However the wife of our PM is way different from the above 2 characters. She, in her own right has risen to head the sovereign investment company of the country, overseeing a portfolio surpassing S$300 billion. A lady of such power and status can't be suffering from a sense of lacking in achievement.

In one episode of The Crown, Queen Elizabeth alluded to her inner desire to be an equestrian had destiny not determined otherwise.

From her facebook postings, Ho Ching seemed to be truly interested in hard science subjects. Perhaps she is more an engineer than a finance person deep down . Like the queen if given a choice all over again, she might have chosen to be a scientist or engineer rather than heading a sovereign fund or who knows being a PM's wife. She described herself as "born a maverick- coming feet first instead of head first and that irreverence is in her blood".

Perhaps then it explains why she chooses not to bow to public pressure, throws to the wind what the world thinks and posts what she desires.

In the last episode of The Crown season 3 when the Queen doubts her usefulness during her reign, her sister said "You cannot flinch. Because if you show a single crack, we'll see it isn't a crack, but a chasm. And we'll all fall in. So you must hold it all together."