High salary vs being happy |
Those who hate the rich might say that it is more important to be happy with what they do than to have high incomes. However, I believe that without making much money, it is meaningless to be satisfied with what we do. There are two major reasons: only money can support family and happiness depends mainly on what we do in our free times. To begin with, having a high salary definitely helps us maintain the family. We might have a happy family without a high-paying job. However, these days, it is true only for those who are extremely lucky or receive a fortune from their parents. Only through a high salary, we can support our sons and daughters through university, which is a key to success in this competitive society. If a parent cannot give a full support to the family members, it could disrupt the family. To demonstrate, according to a study conducted by Harvard University, 75 percent of students whose family is in financial difficulty shows low competence in their study as well as bad behaviors including leaving home and theft through poverty. This implies that high-paying job can guarantee the united family. In addition, through enough money, people can enjoy their free time to the full. In fact, all kinds of labor have difficulty to some extent even though one feel happy through it since many circumstances such as lack of education and money can prohibit one from achieving their goal. Also, normal people have work time about 40 hours a week, but they have almost 60 hours or more free time. Therefore, one can realize his/her happiness through free time activities. For example, my father and one of his friends desired to be an actor. Even though both he and his friends liked to be an actor, my father chose to be an financial manager because of it's financial stability, while his friend became an actor in a small theater. Now, my father enjoys many plays as a hobby on weekends, but his friend suffers from money shortage all the time, which lead him to being disappointed in love, and giving himself up to despair. In brief, without enough money, being happy with job is almost impossible. through money, not only can one support the family comfortably, but also it guarantee worthy free time activities which really makes people enjoy their lives. These benefits of high-paying job cannot be underestimated when pursuing quality life. |