Yee Tat/ '' They don't connect '' Does this reflect the relationship between adults and adolescents today?

Both adults and adolescents are after success in their respective fields. This spurs them on to excel in their respective fields regardless of their fields. While some may say this is a common ground where both adult and adolescents share, as they realize each other's need for individual success and thus will encourage and support each other to achieving their respective goals. For example, an adolescent is dependant on an adult's monetary contribution to his daily living and hence this may be seen as a form of support to the adolescent's climb to success. The reality of this is that what adults and adolescents view as being ' successful ' in their respective fields may not be acknowledged by the opposite party. For example, if an adolescent achieve the rank of number one gamer in Singapore, adults, especially his parents, may not view it as a success but instead claim the adolescent is neglecting his studies and not pursing in what they view as ' success' - to excel academically. In addition, the road to success for an adult is a long and arduous one, he has to sacrifice his time with his child and thus may not have time to bond and connect with the adolescent. This success for adults usually involves finances and his position within the company. This may not be viewed as a huge success by adolescent as their perception of success may differ from adults as they seek recognition from their peers instead of self-acknowledgement of one's success through his own perseverance and abilities. Hence, an adult and adolescent have different or conflicting views over what is truly ' success' and hence they would not be able to connect through their shared goal of achieving individual success. Therefore, they may not connect due to their different views of success.