In the world we live in, everything is tied to monetary values. “My son is successful, after all, he has his own house, a car, a state-of-the-art smartphone, sophisticated electronics and he dines out every day.” According to a dictionary definition of “success”, this term means: to succeed at something; to have a happy result in something; to reach the end of a task. That is, basically, it is having something that will lead you to happiness.
But what does it take to have that happiness? After the dream of owning a home is realized, does the person finally reach the long-awaited “happily ever after”? Of course not. If he has set this goal for momentary satisfaction, he will aspire to have more and more. And that's not entirely bad, after all, an ambitious person can transform the world she and those closest to her live in according to her willpower. The problem is how far this individual is willing to go to achieve everything he wants.
The main lawful and ethical way for a person to acquire material goods is through work.
A few centuries ago, the act of working was frowned upon by the upper strata of society. After all, those who really got their hands dirty, especially in Latin America, were the enslaved individuals. So, any resemblance that could relate a high-ranking person to a slave was abhorred by the elites. Later, with the arrival of the Industrial Revolution, work began to be really valued. After all, God helps those who rise early, as an old saying goes.
The more you work, the more you can acquire.
It is true that money does not bring happiness, but it is undeniable that it prevents a lot of sadness. The question is how far should we give ourselves by working to earn money? The culmination in this case is the individual who, of his own volition, works 12, 15 hours a day and doesn't even have time to spend his money received. In the few spare hours, he prefers to sleep or rest because he was so tired and stressed during work. And look, this is a less worse side, because there are people who work for longer periods and receive a misery.
It is extremely important to your health that you seek to find the right dosage to work and live. Having everything you want can be very expensive precisely for your well-being.
We have to work to live and not live to work.
- Written by Diego Rennan of Team Eu Sem Fronteiras.
