Money Cannot Buy Happiness
When I start complaining internally about my current financial situation and missing the money I had when I was married, I try to think of my friend Elizabeth. She went to law school and eventually took a job with a group of Chicago personal injury lawyers. She worked for about a year before deciding law was not her cup of tea. So, she quit her very high paying job and joined the Peace Corps. You might imagine that she making next to nothing now. However, she is very happy with her life.
We are only on this earth for a short while. We can work and work and accumulate wealth, only to find that we have ruined personal relationship and put aside personal bliss for the almighty dollar. Or, we can live life to the fullest when it comes to family and hobbies and free time, making money to support a modest lifestyle without tons of pressure and time commitments. Personally, when I sit back and really ponder what I want out of life, the second options sounds much more preferable.
Sure, money could buy me a quicker path to getting my second car repairs, or even afford me the luxury of having both of my cars insured so I could actually drive them both. However, I want the free time to spend with my daughter and to visit friends and to take vacations where I can explore the world around me. I do not want to work 12 and 15 hour days, like my ex husband does. I do not want to look back over the past year and see that I never even took the time to travel an hour away from home.
Posted on July 4th, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: The Way People Think
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