Three ways people live
1.
Live to enjoy
a.
Consuming, spending money and time to do fun
b.
Doesn’t require much effort
c.
To get the short-term pleasure
2.
Live to do things/work
a.
Working or doing hobby
b.
Require physical efforts
c.
To improve skills and pursue passion
3.
Live to help others
a.
Volunteering
b.
Require mental readiness and efforts
c.
To gain long-lasting happiness
Three Ways of Living
Kadek Yoga Pramartha
(1212021029)
Since the age of
Aristotle, the ways of how people live has been sometimes classified into three
categories. The first one is the life of enjoying or consuming. People living
this way are usually kids and teenagers as they always consume foods and get
served and spoiled by the parents. It doesn’t need much effort to live this
way. It is normal to have this way of life in the early age since young people
especially, tend to fulfill their need of secular pleasure. The second one,
life of doing things/working usually happens to the people who want to pursue
or achieve something. They usually work or do hobbies to gain money, learn, and
improve their skills and quality of life. This type requires physical efforts.
The people gain happiness and pleasure for having accomplishments in their
works and hobbies yet they may also feel disappointed if they fail to improve.
The last one which needs the most effort is the life of helping and devoting
oneself to others. The people may volunteer themselves to rescue and help the
victims of accidents or natural disasters, participate in charity programs or
do other things with a purpose to help improve others’ lives. It requires
mental readiness and efforts and it is hard for most people to live this way
since they have to disregard their lives and concern the others’. But as the
proverb says, “what goes around comes around”, their sacrifices will turn into
a long-lasting spiritual happiness. So, struggling to help others is far more
delightful than the eating a box full of tasty McDonalds’ Big Mac.
No comments:
Post a Comment