In this cruel, cold and unforgiving world where the rules of the challenging game is survival of the fittest and the battle cry is every man for himself because people cannot rely on other folks around them if they want to reach the top, everybody needs to pull their own weight, prove their sand, earn their salt and push themselves past their limits. If they do not do all of these things and more, then they will surely fail and live a miserable life and nobody wants to be regarded as underachievers, utter failures and lazy couch potatoes who do nothing to become valuable members of society because they are too pathetic to work hard and bring home the bacon so to speak. And that is why if people want to succeed, they should start getting their act together and this begins in school as they do their best in all of their subjects and that special Mandarin class for kids in Singapore and other developing countries around the globe like Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

But the cold hard truth and inescapable reality of life is that a lot of these young students around the world are wasting their prime years doing inane, ridiculous and deplorable things that do nothing to help them achieve their long-term goals and biggest dreams in life. Instead of burning the midnight oil, reviewing their lessons, studying for exams and acing their battery of tough tests and excruciating exams in all of their subjects like math, physics and chemistry, they hang around with their friends in shopping malls and goof around all day. Instead of focusing on their Mandarin classes in Singapore to help them master another language and earn a new soul as wise men love to say, they just play video games, watch movies and waste all their time and energy with stupid activities.

And the worst part is that a lot of them join gangs and run around the streets wreaking havoc in their community and getting into so much trouble by committing criminal activities, misdemeanors and felonies because they think that this is only way for them to be cool and accepted by their peers. And that is why they play hooky, skip school and ditch their Mandarin playgroup which may seem harmless at first but will snowball into something more serious later on because they are taking their education for granted instead of working their way to the top of the class. But before giving up on these misguided and misled young people and branding them as hopeless cases that will never amount to anything good in this world, parents, teachers and other guardians should do everything in their power to save their future and help them avoid spiraling downwards to their own doom and untimely demise.

First and foremost, parents should sit down, talk with their children and get them to share their dreams, innermost thoughts, opinions and fears because this will assure them that they have the unconditional love and undying support of their family no matter what. Teachers should also take the time to help these young kids cope with the hardships and challenges that they face in school because it is their duty and responsibility to mold their minds and guide them as they sharpen their skills as well as harness knowledge and wisdom. Last but not the least, children should also help themselves by avoiding bad friends who can lead them astray and cause them to lose focus on the things that really matter in their life.