It is often said that spending money on a vacation is preferable to saving for the future.
Some people might disagree with this statement because people can prevent bankruptcy in an emergency and live in security when they are old by saving for the future. However, I think spending money on traveling is better for two reasons: to enhance one’s quality of life and to get valuable experience.
To begin with, investing money in traveling is good for enjoying one’s life.
This is due to the fact that, when people always just save the money, they have to give up so many things that they want, which can result in increasing their stress and making them feel depressed. Also, such opportunities as traveling, enjoying sports do not come often. Thus, people are more likely to regret it, when they just save money instead of spending on precious chances. For example, my grand mother has earned enormous sums of money during her whole life not buying the car, the dress and the house that she once wanted to have. When she actually planned to buy them, she was too physically weak to move around the house, go out with the dress and drive the car. If she had bought them earlier her life would have been more enjoyable and rewarding.
In addition, traveling can offer people chance to get meaningful experiences.
This is obvious that, these days, to keep up with this fast-changing and competitive society, people are more likely to spend their most of time working or studying in a closed area.
Thus, people can learn other valuable things and meet more diverse people through vacations. This allows people to develop themselves mentally, physically which can lead to increasing their work efficiency For example, two years ago, I visited Japan because I wanted to learn Japanese’s culture and have refreshing time. During looking around Japan, I could enjoy various kinds of foods and improve my Japanese skill. After I came back to Korea, I felt more fit and energetic. Although, the money spent on traveling is little expensive this chance was very meaningful for me to learn about things that I really interested in.
In brief, spending money on journey is better because through traveling, we can enjoy our life better and fulfill our interests. All in all, people should consider what is really beneficial for their lives.
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