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It is evident that in our current society leisure has a tremendous importance in our lives. Some people think that people will have more time for leisure activities, while others do not. I however, believe that people will not enjoy leisure activities as much in the future. There are several reasons that I could discuss to support my arguments so I will limit my discussion to the two that I feel are most relevant to the topic: the concepts of time and money.
First of all, the most important reason for my feeling this way is that people cannot be able to have enough time to do their leisure activities. Historically, people have had much more free time in the past. Given the historical trend, it is clear that people will not have time. A recent Ministry of Labor survey of 500 newly employed workers revealed some interesting findings. According to the survey, nearly 76% of the surveyed said that they spend less than one hour a week outdoors. And what asked how often they work overtime, the majority of the surveyed responded that they spend nearly every other weekend at the office. Even I have no time to travel because I have never a vacation long enough. This clearly proves that people will not have time for leisure activities in the future.
Moreover, another reason for my thing this way is that people will not invest their income in taking part in leisure activities. Commonly in society, leisure activities tend to require a lot of money. If people participate in leisure activities, they cannot be able to spend their money for improving their capabilities. A recent Korea Education Institute survey of the employed workers revealed some interesting findings. About 80% said that they spend nearly a third of income for their leisure activities. And what asked how much they spend on self development, the majority of the surveyed responded that they spend less than 10% of income on self development because of leisure expenses. Even I have no money to foster my capabilities because I take part in leisure activities.
All things considered, with the reasons mentioned above, I believe that I have sufficiently and adequately explain my position on the matters regarding this topic.
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