Youth Happiness

According to a recent Straits Times survey, The youth of Singapore today are generally satisfied.

I myself am satisfied with my life, very much more than the average person of 13-34 years of age. I keep myself happy through adequate food, exercise and recreation.

However, this Straits Times survey does not convey the entire truth. I assume that this survey did not cover the entire population of people aged 13 to 34. The surveyors may have chosen a select group out of the entire population to take the survey, and these people might be among the happiest in Singapore.

My point is that the Straits Times is a form of state-owned media, and anything it says should be taken with a pinch of salt. With the state elections coming soon, the government may be taking measures to show that the general population is happy under their rule. They may be using the media to put themselves in front of the opposition.

Apart from that, I believe that the general youth should be satisfied with what life has given them. In other countries such as Haiti, where a huge earthquake struck, children are living through the hunger and thirst, and still manage to smile. Meanwhile, almost everyone in Singapore has adequate food and shelter; however, the youth are simply "satisfied". Shouldn't they be happy? Isn't education and love and family enough for the youth in Singapore? Are we, as my father says, a generation of "strawberry kids"?

I'll leave that to you, dear reader, to decide.