Next up in this year’s The Wisdom of Crowds series is a question about goals. Here’s what our 2020 interviewees and interviewers have been living for. What about you? What’s your goal in life?
Q: What is your goal in life?
Oliver Chong, a theatre practitioner who has schizophrenia:
To give meaning to this meaningless existence for my time being.
Leanne, popular Instagrammer:
To create happy memories with many.
Simon Templar, retired US Marine:
To find my zen.
Yip Yew Chong, a muralist:
Be happy.
Joan, a minimalist:
Work hard, play hard.
Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, speculative fiction author:
I have two main goals: To be remembered and, as far as possible without surrender, to always be kind.
Sy, who runs LUCK-IT:
Personally it is to make every second count. Socially it is to provide for the world what other people are not providing.
Choo Bin Yong, game designer who runs solo:
My goal is to make a great game or a hit game.
Cho Jun Ming, N-Level student and film-maker who lost his father early:
My goal in life is actually to represent Singapore one day in international film festivals. I’d like to let countries outside of Singapore know that the Singapore media industry is not dying and that Singapore media is actually growing to be better by giving an opportunity to talented individuals. One day we can also make high quality films—not just Korea, Taiwan or Hollywood.
Ms Lena Lok, founder of an art school:
My goal in life is actually to represent Singapore one day in international I want to continue to serve the community with my art knowledge and skills. My wish is that Singapore’s Art education scene will flourish and become as progressive and developed as Melbourne’s in years to come.
Sean Munger, a former Atheist:
To contribute something worthwhile and significant to reversing climate change, which is the world’s biggest and most urgent problem.
Kauai, 2020 LUCK-IT Interviewer:
To spend more time practicing painting and learning to appreciate art.
Siddharth Mazumdar, 17-year-old inventor:
To never stop learning and growing, while helping people along the way.
Dr Bob Rich, author of 18 books:
To be of benefit. That’s why I am a Professional Grandfather, striving for a survivable future and one worth surviving in. One of my gifts in this life is to be able to heal with words, and I am joyful when I can make a difference in someone’s life.
Tony, 80-year-old blogger:
My goal is to continue to live a happy healthy life and produce my blog on that same subject, hopefully, helping people to do the same.
Cedric, child-free by choice:
To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentations of their women. And not have kids.
Norsham Mohd, a former Muslim:
To live a productive and meaningful life free from mental and physical slavery. I do not want to die leaving behind debts.
Kinge, who quit social media:
To have the truest and fullest human experience that the creator intended me to have when he created me, in the context of I am a spiritual being having a human experience.
Jason Koh, dungeon master:
Rather than having one fixed goal far off in the horizon, I believe in having multiple smaller ones, and taking tangible steps to systematically realise them. Right now, it’s creating more opportunities for local creators and designers to showcase their pop-culture themed work to an international audience.
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