Work to live or live to work
Good afternoon , Ladies and gentlemen,
What I want to talk about today is “Work to live or live to work”. It seems has been forced to acknowledged that more and more people today are used to being busy working every day ,they work so diligently, even sacrificing the time for all casual activities. as if making work the final and top goal for their lives. But at the same time , many of them are afflicted by the anxiety and pressure .that’s really a contradiction. Then how should we see sensibly and settle this conflict?
Firstly, we must figure out what we are living for and what we need in life. In general, we everyone live with both the moral and physical support .for the physical support ,we need the shelter, food and everyday goods. Those are the foundation for us to survive, and in fact, they are the very purposes that most people are working for, but apart from that, as I see it, the moral support maybe more important. We feel the warm of human connections around us , from families , friends, teachers and classmates. We enjoy the happiness from our experiences, go climbing, shopping, taking part in a party, etc. surely, we can also get the moral support from work, such as The thrill of Challenging , the pleasure of devotion , the sense of achievement. They are the motions we treasure in life. But we should always remember that work is just one of the many ways through which we pursuing our desired lives. it’s not the goal.
A few days ago, I’ve read a book about Chen Jing run, a man as you know who had great achievement in mathematics , as well who devoted himself to work completely. however, after knowing more details about his life, I began to feel a increasingly great pity for him. He did his work at the sacrifice of almost all else, even his health .because of long constantly excessive work and irregular living habits, he had been suffering several kinds of diseases throughout his life, eventually
a Parkinson's disease until the very end of his life. I’m thinking, if he would to some extent balanced his life rather than centered only on the work, maybe he would live better and gain much more happiness and comfort.
It’s fortunate that chen was doing the work that he loves. While looking at the world around us , how much people there are who actually don’t so love what they do but are still struggling to hold. just as Kahlil Gibran had said, “We have gone so far, that we forget to ask what the start”.
Eagerly I want to tell you my friends, you should work , but never make you flooded with endless works. we are not born to work, but to live. Remember to set aside certain times to go shopping freely, dress yourselves attentively ,or just to have a comfortable sleep, give you the chances for listening to the breeze , looking at the mizzle,enjoying various kind of colorful things in life. They may seems meaningless , but as long as you have enjoy yourself and feel the delight, they are indeed worthwhile ,and you will not regret in future days.
Life is so nice and precious , if you live all the time keep on working, then when you become old and look back at your whole life, however outstanding achievement you will ever make, however much money you will possess, however Prominent position you are on, will you really think your life satisfactory?
So please work to live, Always believes that work is just one means to live, It is to live a better life that is our real goal.
Thank you!
