Suicide a selfish act for 'Me Generation'

Last week I caught a glimpse of a piece of news from the local paper which stopped me from looking through the following pages for a moment: a 26-year-old PhD student at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications committed suicide by jumping from the 13th floor of the university's main building.

I felt somewhat sad, as around eight years ago, my dream of learning in Beijing began at that university. I can visualize the building, the scene, even what the student looked like - a typical engineering student, young, smart, and super hardworking.

Moreover, this 26-year-old is the same age as me.