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Money or Life ??
From childhood it is said too have life you have to earn money but while earning all these we always think we have money but we can enjoy the life why it is so why people make them so busy in earning money so that they can enjoy their life is it necessary to focus that much on money and dont able to get a bit of enjoyment from the life ???
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Dreams and reality change thinking life money
Jose V Balaguer
Easy to say, right?
chen xin
Jose V Balaguer
Can Ulusoy
Casey Christofaris 10+
Barry Palmer 50+
A middle class life is a balance between activities that produce money and activities that spend money to provide comfort and enjoyment. Many middle class folks could make more money for themselves if they chose to do so, simply by getting a second job or working more hours. Most middle class people would like to have more money, so they can spend it and enjoy themselves. But they actually choose a balance.
Of course, this option is not available to everyone because it requires a level of productivity that some people cannot attain.
Esraa haboush
W. Ying 10+
(1) Money is for life.
(2) Life is for keeping our DNA alive.
(3) Enjoying life (VALID happiness) consists of many “a-step-better”s for keeping DNA alive rather than money.
“VALID happiness is the short time feeling of things being a-step-better for keeping one’s own DNA alive.”
Wrong?
Kashaf Mamoon
if the future come the usage of money will increase and the future generation guys will more focus on the money not in the life
its my thought but i respect you views
and thanks for you precious views on this
natasha nikulina 50+
Get a degree, get a job, earn money , be a player ! Maybe you even don't want to be a player ?
To have your own plan you need courage .
Pradeep Malur
One of my friend told me... IF ONE RUNS BEHIND MONEY, MONEY RUNS FASTER...
In such a race, one will meet an end in one's Life without enjoying Life.
Kashaf Mamoon
Robert Winner 50+
It does not cost much to read, play, and interact with your children. Nor to take your wife on a "date" out to eat or something that you both enjoy.
The real issue here it me is .... are these WANTS ... or are they NEEDS.
I work to support my family and my lifestyle. (actually I'm retired). If either is lacking then you (and the wife if married) need to reassess your job or your lifestyle.
Poor families go to the park for picnics .... rich families go to the islands for the weekend. Happiness does not depend on where you are or where you go ... but what you do with the time you have there.
All the best. Bob.
eric rodgers
ON THE SURFACE: it would be interesting to ask folks what their foundation for living is and how often do they ask themselves or remind themselves of it? Instead of blindly going after the next paycheck, the next raise, etc. We fail to realize it is all about experiencing the journey.
ON A DEEPER LEVEL: we help others live more meaningful lives by 'being the change', by living more meaningful lives ourselves.
Edwin Nazarian 10+
looking at money: it had got two sides. (no mater in which country)
One side reads: LOOSE IT!
other side reads: USE IT!
There is two way you can see it:
1. you loose your time to work for it (money) - you loose your life, your time, and maybe your money too.
2. you use your time to use it (money) - you make sure that your money works for you.
"Do what you love" is a great saying but the question no one asks, is "Do what you love for who?"
for you ? or for someone else?
you go to school / university, and then look for a job. (JOB stands for Just Over Broke)
or
you drop out of university and start to work for yourself (enough times passes by, the guys with degree will work for you)
look at the History of Entrepreneurs, Hardly 5 % has got university degree.
and the 95 % who does the right job - looks for the ones who has got degree so they can do the job right.
now, I want both, to live the life to the fullest and I want money to helps other to do so
These talks my come handy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKHTawgyKWQ&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXM7MpoVAD0&feature=my_liked_videos&list=LLSrVPXhDOjuhNva1dH1I53g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XRPbFIN4lk&feature=relmfu
Tung Kenny
Our society generally require us to make money, as money is the medium that allow us to trade for things we want in life.
Taking a model into the explaination, I will reference my case to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
The first level of needs is Physiological, which means survival essentials - shelters, food, clothings.
Do we need money for all these items, what we deemed as for "survival?" Yes.
As you can see, money, whether we like it or not, becomes a large pie in our needs. And the society is partially the cause of the social behaviour.
Say for instance, I like arts and designs. But in where I am, there is no place for appreciation for arts. hence, even with the passion, the chances of me succeeding and actually "surviving" with it is slim (and by no means impossible).
Elie BIDJECK
Kashaf Mamoon
but the point is in while earning money we used to forgot that we have our own life also where we can share emotion, love, care many more thing which helps us to live our life happily but the people become a machine which can generate money and nothing else.
Edwin Nazarian 10+
have you tried it already?
Thanks
Kashaf Mamoon
Fritzie Reisner 100+
You are right that some people focus on earning money while ignoring other activities of great importance, just as other people focus too much on study, too much on eating, or too much on recreation.
I see you are a computer engineering student. You could make a point, then, of trying to lead a balanced life that includes productive work, attention to your health and loved ones, continuing study, service, and adventures.
If you love computer engineering and are able to get an interesting job in that field, you will find that your work is not just about earning money but offers its own non-monetary reward.
Hopefully throughout your life you will find many ways of sharing what you are and what you have earned through your work.
Xavier Belvemont 30+
People are brought up to believe that money is the 'be all and end all' of life and existence, so people devote their lives to pursue it. Unfortunately because of this the aspects of the character that makes them *THEM* disappears to a large extent
-Can't have a hobby - have to work
-Can't have time to yourself - have to study
-Can't do what you want - have obligations
-Can't enjoy life - need to earn money
So to fill the ever-growing void people try and fill the lost part of themselves with materialism (shiny objects, big houses etc etc) anything that can help re-define the parts of them that they've lost, all of which costs money...so they work more..
Thats my theory.
Kashaf Mamoon
David Hamilton 50+
Feyisayo Anjorin 50+
We need money to buy a few neccessities and to afford a few luxuries. But our life is like a body with many parts. If we only focus on getting more money we could hurt people by cheating them, or hurt family members by not showing our care, or we could endanger our health by our obsessive thoughts of money.
We are born into a family, and a community, we belong to a society, and a nation.
We should give every aspect of life and living its due attention; and not just focus on a part at the expense of the other.
Money can not buy love and happiness; and these two make living worthwhile.
Feyisayo Anjorin 50+
We need money to buy a few neccessities and to afford a few luxuries. But our life is like a body with many parts. If we only focus on getting more money we could hurt people by cheating them, or hurt family members by not showing our care, or we could endanger our health by our obsessive thoughts of money.
We are born into a family, and a community, we belong to a society, and a nation.
We should give every aspect of life and living its due attention; and not just focus on a part at the expense of the other.
Money can not buy love and happiness; and these two make living worthwhile.
Kashaf Mamoon
what you told is absolutely right but the thing is that in general the people doesn't understand these things so ..........
Life is like body i really appreciate because no one wants to know how we should manage our life so that we can enjoy our life happily