some say each generation has something to focus on; patriotism, social reformation; always for a greater good.

in malaysia, my parents' generation fought against communism, insurgecy. the generation before was under british rule & faced issue of independence. & before that, was ruled by a white rajah (believe it or not, borneo had a king who's a white man). each strives for something. for a common good.

today's youth are facing very different things; furthering themselves with education, obtaining better quality of life & status in life, all that pertains to modern living. the youths have very vague idea of the past as things have move so rapidly & it was a little over 50 years ago when japanese occupied malaysia, then british 'liberated' till independence 47 years ago (41 for my state) & faced insurgency from indonesia (they fervently believed borneo should belong to them) 37 year ago. later on then we have education reformation, social & economic reofrmations, which change every few years or so till today. we may not be as advanced as japan, korea, singapore but mindset of youth have changed so much due to the success of the reformation that they can't help but enjoy the fruits. they don't have a common enemy to fight, no big shift in economy or social environment that they have to deal with; youths today have not much drive other than for their own. patriotism is a novelty in a way. youths look longingly at the western/advanced countries, wishing to move there & stay there.

ubereil is right in some ways in this view. actions of the affect the future. the hardwork of the past generation paid off & today's generation is reaping fruits of the labor. will today's generation work hard to ensure good fruits will be reaped by future generation? apart from that, can loyalty be maintained or instilled in the future generation so that they will make sure the country continues to thrive?

ooppss... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> where did that headache come from? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

the world is changing. we're getting more global in many ways. youths are no longer tied to a place or society in his/her locality. this forum is a testament of that.

of course, in kiya's perspective, if all things are to be broken down to fundamental components, things do not change at all.

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