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Undoubtedly, life with comfort plays a significant role in people’s daily lives in many of places where they study or work. Some people might say that life is more comfortable and easier these days compared to when grandparents were young, while others do not. Both sides may have their own reasons to support their ideas. If I were asked to choose one, I would say that living in the modern society is better than the past when grandparents used to live in there young. There are several reasons as follows.
To begin with, living in a modern society is much better than the past since the overall GDP increased. The development of today’s technology helps to cure the disease and to decrease the gap in information as well as education. These positive trends tend to increase the standard of living and improve the overall happiness. For example, my grandfather was unhappy when he was young since he experienced Korean War and lost his father. After this tragedy, his family was so poor to feed themselves since they failed to sale the crop due to rapid urbanism. Also, he lost his first child because he could not go to the hospital or get the medicine since Korea was still suffering from the war and cannot offer the medical service to its nation. Furthermore, my grandfather could not get into a company since he never involved in education. He became very cynical to the society and never smiled to others. However, Korea has changed over the years and experienced rapid growth in technology. Thanks to improvement in technology, hospitals were able to provide good service and save people’s life. Also, education became mandatory for young people and diminish the education gap between the poor and the rich. Also, with the spread of the internet, people were able to access information more quickly and easier than the past. This helped people to gain more job opportunities and earn incomes for their household. In other words, people with little or no income emerged as a new middle class. Now, my grandfather often laughs to his family since he was able to read and do part-time jobs. This clearly shows the difference between today’s society and the past.
All things considered, I strongly believe that life in these days is more comfortable than the time when our grandparents were young for the reasons I mentioned above. All in all, the importance of living cannot be overestimated in pursuit of happiness in life. |