Money is hard-earned, spend it wisely...

Those who have been through life the hard way tend to appreciate life much better than those who don't or haven't. The younger generations are growing up in a relatively more comfortable and stable environment, be it in the area of financial or security. As a result, many tend to take what they have for granted.

They don't seem to appreciate the value of money and they don't realise how hard it is to make money. Hence, many of them spend money anyhow, anytime and anywhere without even feeling any pinch or pain in their pockets. All they know is when there is no money, just stretch out their hands and their parents would give it to them. And because money comes so easily, they never bother and attempt to understand or appreciate how hard their parents have to work to earn those monies. Some even use the money on the wrong things.

Nowadays, it is hard to find students who are without a mobile phone with some exceptions. Do they really need the mobile phones? When it comes to the bills, who actually pay for them? Isn't it the parents? There are also a good number of students who smoke illegally in school toilets and outside schools, where do they get the money to buy the cigarettes which are not cheap?

I think as a whole, the society is getting more affluent, social and moral values are shifting and changing, parents are meeting their children's demands too easily with an attempt to make up for their lack of time with the children and children are exploiting their parents' weaknesses.

In the long run, the children would be so spoilt to the core that one day, when they no longer get what they want or when the parents can no longer meet their ever increasing demands, they might even turn against their parents. I just hope that such children would spare a thought for their parents and begin to learn to appreciate how hard it is to make or earn money. Spend the money wisely and only when it is absolutely necessary to.