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[quote=PINETREE                ,32383]When I wrote this thread, I started thinking back re my own position in SG, comparing myself/the situation now and that of say 20-30 yrs ago.Is SG better overall now it was before in term of level of poverty, social, economics, lifestyle, political, etc. Am I happier than I was as a qing nian just starting a career ?My answer was : I don't really know.The country seems/appears to be better - cleaner, better infrastructure, more high-tech, people more well educated, women doing much better, living conditions improved, etc. People generally now earn much more in absolute term, more own cars, travel more, live in better houses, etc, etc. But costs have also leaped.On the other hand, more people get stressed out, the pace of life has leaped, the days seem shorter, everyone seems to be in a hurry, there is less time spent with families & friends. It is most like work, work & work.Everything has a price. At the end of the day, my answer to this question of "Are u happier now than before ?" is just your own perception, your own feeling of it. If u feel so, then it is so. And to this I beleive most will feel so - else we will be so miserable living in the present & we will resort to looking towards the super-beings for consolation. In this respect, do we witness more people turning to religions now ? If it is, I think it is 1 of the bad sign.[/quote]

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