Primer

A good life is not achieved alone but with and for others

This is the last of 12 primers on current affairs issues under the news outreach programme by The Straits Times on issues of interest to younger readers

A meaningful life is one that is self-actualised and ambitious, "in which one can do the things that affirm one's identity and achieve one's aspirations", says NUS sociologist Tan Ern Ser. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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People differ in their views on what makes for a good life.

Let's take as an example a much-discussed topic - the inflow of foreign workers.

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