Most people believe that making money and earning a reputable place in the society is the most important goal of the human life but experience has taught me that living a life filled with satisfaction and content is much more important.
In our society, children are taught to adopt a profession that will help them get financially stable. The whole purpose of our education is to prepare the young children for the job market so that they could either become a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer or any other profession that is accepted by the society. A profession that will enable the child to earn money and become a respected part of the society. People think of life as a struggle for survival where the sole purpose is to make enough money for living a comfortable life. People get so much involved in the process of money-making that they forget that there is more to life than having a healthy bank account, an expensive house and a nice car.
But through my experience of life, I have lived to learnt that the true joy and happiness of life doesn’t come from the money or the stature of a person in the community he/she lives, it actually comes from the human relationships and the deeds of benevolence, kindness and compassion. “Happiness is only real when shared” said Christopher McCandles. Money can buy us the luxuries in life but it cannot buy happiness. Happiness is not something that can be bought. It is felt only when either you have done something for someone or it’s the other way around. Money doesn’t stay forever but the bond we share with our loved ones does. Being kind and compassionate is more important than finding, that is what I believe. We should teach the young ones to be good human being first. Everything else comes