Introduction: After having experienced ups and downs, joys and sorrows for more than 30 years of making strides in his career, Mr. Christopher Sim said: “My achievements are a result of God’s grace, not gained by my own efforts.”

Today, we are introducing Mr. Christopher Sim, an entrepreneur, to all of you. Today’s episode titled, ‘Challenges Give Rise to Opportunities’ is taken from the 13^th issue of Singapore’s ‘Heartbeat’ newsletter. Mr. Christopher Sim is the director of Singapore Clean Energy Holdings Pte Ltd

“你觉得自己孤独吗？”

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过去，人们一般不会碰触这个议题——承认自己孤独，就好像宣布自己有什么见不得人的病一样；但现在，人们会大方地高声反问：“难道有人觉得自己不孤独吗？”

Minister of Loneliness？谁需要？

英国是全世界第一个为了解决民众的疏离感问题，而设立专责政府部门的国家。2018年，时任首相特雷莎（Theresa May）公布任命时说：“孤独是现代生活的悲哀现实。”