This week alone, I've probably seen more than 50 cases of individuals taunting off their CPF publicly on various online portals and forums that appears on my message feeds, without bothering to explain the rationale of why they did so. I'm sure the scene was meant to be inspiring but taken out of context on a larger picture, it seems a tad sad to mention because it shows once again why are a society of competing in the first place. Being competitive was one of the main traits that has been engrained in many of the Singaporeans' mindset. That has kept most people going for more each time in a hungry world where we want to simply be better than our neighbour at all other expense. From young, we are constantly being challenged to race ahead of others from grades to the number of tuitions to the type of holiday destinations that we...