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A truth I once knew and slowly, as time ticked on, forgot. Life should never be all about money.
After spending my last year and a half working most of my free days, I took a holiday with the family and it struck me there that I wasn't happy. Why? I asked myself. I was fine before, nothings changed since a few months ago. Why the sudden change of heart?
And I realized that it wasn't having fun. The holiday reminded me what it was like to enjoy life again!
My life involved working or studying 6 out of 7 days a week with my only day off on a Friday. I would then try to cram my hobbies in that one day, get really exhausted and then the whole ordeal would start over. The thing that kept me through it was the daily exercise. It's amazing how much better you can feel after an hours hard work training. The positive chemicals released from the training made me not think about if I enjoyed working myself to the bone or if I had anything to look forward to.
And I realized that it wasn't having fun. The holiday reminded me what it was like to enjoy life again!
My life involved working or studying 6 out of 7 days a week with my only day off on a Friday. I would then try to cram my hobbies in that one day, get really exhausted and then the whole ordeal would start over. The thing that kept me through it was the daily exercise. It's amazing how much better you can feel after an hours hard work training. The positive chemicals released from the training made me not think about if I enjoyed working myself to the bone or if I had anything to look forward to.
In this day and age materialism rules. People are obsessed with things. Phones, laptops, Ipods, games. These are all things that people "can't live without" and it's ridiculous. And to get those things they have to work, some to the extent that they shrug off their families and friends on most occasions. Once you get to that stage where your earning lots and never have a free day it's always what can I buy next? New house? Better Car?
I've finally taken action and decided to slow the hamster wheel down a bit to enjoy life. I've quit my weekend job, giving me extra time to watch f1, cycle with Thames velo and spend more time with the family and friends. Not only will I have more free time I'll be happier in general, leaving a job that I found tedious and boring. Something that made me dread weekends for months on end. This weekend is the last one I'll be working for a long time!
I told my uncle this and to my surprise his response was one of incredulity. He thought I was crazy. Why? Because of the money. He thought I should stay there and try and get a higher position if possible, even though I told him I hated the job, couldn't be happier that I was leaving and would never work on the weekends again.
This was a person who owned his own business where he worked extra long hours, and then sometimes after work would go to his other job for night shifts! The fact that he wanted me to almost follow his lifestyle was disheartening
I couldn't help but analyse him and his relationship with his immediate family thereafter and what I concluded was that he was overworked and lacked patience when dealing with problems with his kids. The environment wasn't one of constructive criticism but one of short tempered outbursts. Sadly, most of the outbursts where from him.
It just proved to me that leaving this job would be a big benefit to my life. Although I will have less "cash to splash" I know that it's okay, because I'll be happy regardless. You don't need material things to be happy, that's why a lot of rich people go to drugs and act out. They have everything money can buy but it can't buy happiness (clichéd but what the hell =P )
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I've finally taken action and decided to slow the hamster wheel down a bit to enjoy life. I've quit my weekend job, giving me extra time to watch f1, cycle with Thames velo and spend more time with the family and friends. Not only will I have more free time I'll be happier in general, leaving a job that I found tedious and boring. Something that made me dread weekends for months on end. This weekend is the last one I'll be working for a long time!
I told my uncle this and to my surprise his response was one of incredulity. He thought I was crazy. Why? Because of the money. He thought I should stay there and try and get a higher position if possible, even though I told him I hated the job, couldn't be happier that I was leaving and would never work on the weekends again.
This was a person who owned his own business where he worked extra long hours, and then sometimes after work would go to his other job for night shifts! The fact that he wanted me to almost follow his lifestyle was disheartening
I couldn't help but analyse him and his relationship with his immediate family thereafter and what I concluded was that he was overworked and lacked patience when dealing with problems with his kids. The environment wasn't one of constructive criticism but one of short tempered outbursts. Sadly, most of the outbursts where from him.
It just proved to me that leaving this job would be a big benefit to my life. Although I will have less "cash to splash" I know that it's okay, because I'll be happy regardless. You don't need material things to be happy, that's why a lot of rich people go to drugs and act out. They have everything money can buy but it can't buy happiness (clichéd but what the hell =P )
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