Skip to main content

Money or Freedom

Day 3

The main goal of almost everyone is to earn money. Without money, it is hard for human to live in the system of current society. Most of the things we do everyday is to earn money to maintain our daily lives such as fulfilling our basic needs and buying a lot of unnecessary things which we suppose would make us happy. In order to earn money, most of us have sacrificed our freedom for it. We stuck in a 8 to 5 weekday work, occasionally take some days off to travel which we mostly call it an “escape” or “get away”. But why would we let ourselves stuck in a situation or work that we constantly want to escape from? Yes, money. It is the almost the first criteria that everyone consider when looking for a job. It is also the main standard for people to judge whether the person is living a good life or not. If someone earns very little, he or she would be viewed as having a tough life or being unfortunate. Even when we pray to gods or making a wish for ourselves or others, wealth is mostly the first thing come to mine.

Of course, you will say that no, I never wish for money; I wish for health and world peace or something else. But that is because you are having enough money to maintain your livelihood. But wanting money does not equal evil, as long as you do not harm other people and earn it legally. However, being too greedy in earning money is not good. You do not just give away your time, freedom, joy; you are also giving away your life. My cousin once suggested me to find part-time jobs during weekend or after my full-time work. Her theory is that if you are busy earning money, you do not have time to spend money. Hence, you will become rich. Although I did not refute, I thought that she was crazy. I am not a money-earning machine nor does anyone. No one should adopt this mindset. Unless you are living in a condition that not earning enough money would put your family in a tough situation; then, you need to do it. Such as students who leave home to attend university, they need to work part-time to support their living. That is the case where they need to work very hard for money (but only temporary). No one should sell all their time to obtain wealth because what they lose is much more than that.

All in all, we should set our priority right. If your family really need financial support from you, then yes, you need to get up early and work out ass off. Of course, only if your family members are dependent people. If they are capable of finding jobs, they should. However, if you trade your time in order to be well-off, I can say that it is not worth it. Please do not lose yourself in front of wealth. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Letter to My Lost Phone

To my dear phone, I am sorry that I was not attentive enough which led to you being stolen. I should not have worn that backpack to AEON mall in the first place. I should have checked when I felt someone was touching my backpack at the exit. I should have placed you in a safer place. There were many ways to avoid this incident, yet I was careless enough to lose you. I never thought this would happen to me. You were my comrade for five years. You were the first phone I bought with my own salary. I still remember how excited I was when I first saw you being unboxed. From that day on, we were inseparable. You were with me almost everywhere I went. There were three times my forgetfulness separated or almost separated us. The first one was the trip to Koh Kong province and Chang island in Thailand. I left you at home, but my colleague helped me to get you before the departure. The second time was a DMC school trip to Mondulkiri province. I have packed the charger and earphone, but I forgo...
Post a Comment
Read more

A Reflection of Reality in Dream

Waking up at twilight of last Sunday, I felt vulnerable and helpless because the dream I just had horrified me. There was not any scary monster or haunting ghosts. I would not be afraid if there is anyway. I remembered the first scene was my fiancé taking me home on his motorbike. It was a dark evening. As we reached the corner to my house, the road was blocked by some authorities and the passengers had to queue to get through some check-up, which was reasonable because of the COVID-19 outbreak. We did not want to queue so we turned left to another route. Suddenly, without any reason, I was running in a rush down the stairs of a balcony at the front of a wooden building with my barefoot. It seemed to be a restaurant as I ran pass tables and tables of foreigners eating and drinking beer. I had to squeeze myself through all the people, since it was crowded. I wanted to go home so badly, as if I was lost in this place for so long. When I reached ground floor, I saw an acquaintance or an o...
Post a Comment
Read more

New Start

Time flies! As 2020 was gone along with an all-cap COVID-19, it is February of 2021 already. In a blink of an eye, the clock ticks life away. Before I knew it, I have wasted my time mostly in my comfort-zone. Comparing to the old me one year ago, I have not really changed internally, still the old me with limited knowledge. As I was watching YouTube videos (which is what I do when I want to escape from hard work), I came across videos of a few YouTubers who did self-reflection and concluded their year with their accomplished or unaccomplished resolution they set at the beginning of 2020. They also analyzed why they did or did not complete those goals. This is a wake up call for me. I am starting to ask myself about the achievement I have done in the past year. I have a motto printed on my desk that says: “Life begins at the end of the comfort-zone”, and I believe that it is true. Without hard work, we will stay the same while others are facing challenges and grow from those efforts the...
Post a Comment
Read more