People work because they need money to live. What are some other reasons that people work? Discuss one or more of these reasons. Use specific details to support your answer. |
Today, occupation is one of the necessities of people because it enables them to buy what they want and food that they need to survive. Howeer, unlike the past, due to the development of our society, support for oneself is still one of the major reasons why people work, but it has become the secondary reason. The most important purposes of working are entertainment, achievement of people's dreams, and aid for others. People work for those three reasons, which are quite different than the purpose to live.
To bgin with, one reason why people work other than to live is for entertainment for themselves. Everyone has his own interests and hobbies at least one, and they try to do what they like. Therefore, some people do those as their jobs. Mountain clibers, for example, are one of those who serve their interests as their jobs. As generally known, mountain climbers do not earn enough money to support themselves and their families. However, due to the passion and joy of the job, they serve mountain climbing as their jobs. Climbing mountain is commonly treated as just hobbies of people, and not for livelihood, but for these people, who regard entertainment important, amusement can be a purpose of working.
In addition, since most people have their dreams from their youth, they try to achieve their dreams. A dream is one of the things that people think is the most important in their lives. Hence people try to make their dreams com true by working eventhough it does not make much money. To illustrate, so far, for about 27 years, my only dream has been doing social services for free for the elderly that are left alone from their families. I have thought that it was a meaningful activity. So, now, I'm working in a "Civilians' Welfare Department" in Korea and making funds to provide the elderly with free meals everyday who can not survive without people's help. I am working not for financial support nor for surviving, but to achieve my own dream.
Finally, some people might wor for the purpose of helping people who are in need of help. Currently, in our society, there are many people who have their own problems, and there are many people who try to help them out such as government officials and scavangers. For example, scavangers make very small amount of money that is only enought to buy their meals. yet, they feel proud of cleaning streets and roads so that people can start a fresh morning without any garbage in front of their houses. Those are people who work not for financial purpose, but to help others.
Work is an essential part of our lives because its necessary to make money for living, and people deem it as a means for survival. However, if they think just a little deeper, they can find a true meaning of a job. In conclusion, people work for several reasons, other than to live, such as making their dream come ture, amusement and giving help to people who need it. |