Many people believe that it is very important to make large amounts of money, while others are satisfied to earn a comfortable living. Analyze each viewpoint and take a stand. Give specific reasons for your position.
Are you satisfied with the money you earn currently? It's probable to hear the majority say "definitely no" while a small patch of people whispering "quite so". Indeed, different people hold completely different views on monetary matters, especially this one. What are the two attitudes anyway? An analysis of both viewpoints may help us get a deeper perspective on the issue.
Let's turn to the majority first. It is no denying that many people believe it is crucial to make large amounts of money, some of whom even set their life goals as such. It is not without reasons. After all, money provides us with better living conditions. Bigger houses, faster cars, better education, advanced computers, appealing travel destinations or simply a nice meal all require the presence of money. Since the development in all aspects, from prototypes for a new cell phone to the latest educational cruise to Alaska, never stops along its path for us to catch our breath, humans are constantly running after these exponentially-growing achievements. Therefore, a desire to earn more money seems natural, in the pursuit of a better life.
What about those whisperers? Some people hold that they are satisfied to earn a comfortable living. Their life goals lie not in the money they earn, but in life itself. The quality of life, they hold, although sometimes inevitably connected with money, is based upon our attitudes toward life and how we enjoy life. Many people in this category cherish the interpersonal relationships and spiritual pleasures in life more than material gaining.
In my point of view, I prefer the latter choice. Perhaps the biggest drawback to a money-pursuing life is that we are so busy with making money that we spare no time in enjoying our life, which basically loses the meaning of all the money earned. Also, once mired in earning money, people have a vague idea about how much is "enough", thus propelled by the motivation to work harder and harder. There is essentially no end to earning money, which further deprives us of the right to stop and smell the roses. Take my family for example. We don't really care whether we spend the night in a grand tour to Europe, or a simple meal at home. What really matters is how we communicate with each other. I believe sharing each other's feelings is much more important as well as meaningful than the extravagance bought.
To sum up, I strongly agree that it is through the appreciation of life itself that we find the ultimate meaning of earning money. Comfortable living is what we desire, after all.
