Happy Birthday Singapore!

I was marking quite a few journals these days. The topic was, 'if World War 3 is to occur tomorrow, I would...'.

A large number of entries stated that they would run, hide, escape if war is to descend on our doorsteps. What is happening to our young that the 'escapist/ defeatist' mentality is so prevalent nowadays? It is indeed easier to give up... Easier to simply run away from your problems... But is this right?

I guess I must be of the old school. I still believe in fighting a good fight. I still believe in championing lost causes. I still believe... Because once you have lost your belief, you would have lost all hope, and when all hope is lost, so lost is the purpose of life.

Perhaps this is the most important lesson after all... The lesson of life, to find something or some purpose to which you can dedicate your life...