Lynn/ "They don't connect" Does this reflect the relationship between adults and adolescents?

“ They don’t connect” Does this reflect the relationship between adults and adolescents today?”

Adults and adolescents do connect even though they may have different responsibilities and obligations, achieving success in their respective fields in this case, work and school, is still of significance in today’s society. In the workforce, adults may strive hard for a high position and while for adolescents, they may work hard to achieve success in academia and in their personal life. An example would be Mr Mah Bow Tan, a member of Parliament and also part of Tampines Group Representation Constituency. He is a good role model of one that managed to connect with adolescents even though he may be success-oriented. By being part of Tampines Group Representation Constituency, he attended meet-the-people session where adolescents could raise their problems to him and an ideal solution can eventually be worked out. This shows that adults and adolescents can actually connect when they work hand in hand to achieve success for both parties. However, some may argue that adults and adolescents do not connect because of their obsessions with individual success formed self-centered individuals. On their journey to achieve success, individuals who are self-centered may even be too busy to find time to interact with each other. A good example would be Singapore’s local famous filmmaker, Jack Neo, who had an affair with another celebrity despite being a married men. As a father, he could have spent more time with his family to strengthen ties, but he did not do so. This shows that adults may not place much emphasis on staying connected with adolescents afterall. Hence, the lack of interaction between adults and adolescents that would mean connecting with each other may be lost due to different priorities that they have, in this case, success would mean most to them instead of amiable relationships. On the other hand, this may imply only for the minority, as there are many adults and adolescents that actually have close relationships with each other around the world.