Official Blog Post 4

News article: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_635141.html

Summary: Young people rather focus on money and work than on giving birth to children.

Reflections: Firstly, I feel that the reasons why these young people rather focus on money and work is because of their mindset. Working is equivalent to earning money so this is why these young people rather focus on work. They also believe that what can give them happiness is actually wealth, but this is only short term and not long term. These young people have the mindset that money is the way to solve all their problems and would give them plenty of happiness. This is not true. However, they have heard the same old sentence since young that "Money makes the world go round". With this mindset, they want to strive to work a lot to get more money, which they can spend in the future and have an early retirement. Money cannot bring you happiness and joy. Children can. These young people nowadays feel that having children are troublesome, due to the fact that they commonly see parents scolding their children. They also feel that these children would be spending all their money away, resulting in the lack of money for themselves. There is also an inflation going on so if there is an extra mouth to feed, the monthly income of the family would decrease. However, children are important people in everyone's lives. Parents scold children only because they want their children to possess good moral and social values in the future. They are caring for their child in an indirect manner. Children may be spending your money, but think of it in this manner. Children only need to be taken care and fed when they are young. If they grow up, they might enter the workforce and earn some money for you instead. Instead of having to work, there is another extra breadwinner in the house to add on to the income. In the future, when you grow old, at least there is a child that can take care of you, showing you concern after thinking of what you did for them when they were young. This way, you wouldn't have to go to an old folk's home etc.

In conclusion, I feel that having children is more important than money and work, even though they are troublesome and might spend your money. In the future, you might have an easy life with them!

Adios for now :D