"The Four Way Test", Singapore Botanical Gardens, 2003

The brief Victor got from Rotary Club was to create a sculpture to show the philosophy used in promoting high ethical standards in professional lives, created by a Rotarian (Herbert J. Taylor). He was asked to take charge of a company facing bankruptcy. The survival of the company was later credited to this simple philosophy. Victor was inspired by the four questions used by the 4-way test. Victor holds similar beliefs and feels that the 4-way test is vital not only to the survival or continuity of a company but also that of any individual. Armed with this knowledge, and practising it at the same time, the well-being and prosperity of the company or individual will continue on, just like the flow of the water in a river.

In the sculpture, the man holds a big bucket of clear water and pours it down to the child who is reaching out with a bowl to contain the water, but allowing some of the water to continue to flow down to the earth. The big bucket depicts the richness and the abundance of wealth that can be derived from the simple knowledge of the 4-way test. This knowledge is like water, which is vital to the survival of all life forms on earth. The clearness of the water suggest that a clear understanding of this vital knowledge will bring about the well-being and prosperity of future generations, as represented by the child. This knowledge continues to flow down to reach the greater mass to benefit all beings. The natural interdependency of all beings allows this continuity to flow on and on.