Earn money or enjoy life?

Philippines
October 25, 2009 6:34am CST
Some people said that it's hard to enjoy life without money, as they couldn't buy the things they want, they couldn't give and support their needs for pleasure. So do you think it's possible to enjoy life while earning money? Or you have to choose in order to live a happy life? Which one would you prefer, earn money or enjoy life?
26 responses
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
25 Oct 09
Sure you can enjoy life while earning..just liek you can enjoy it while NOT earning...do I think one needs money to be able to enjoy life thouhg? NO..BUT in order to do that you have to be able to NOT be materialistic which is a difficult thing for many in todays world..
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• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, we can enjoy life in whatever circumstances you maybe in. It's your choice, but nowadays it's not really easy or let may say hard to balance to have both. As you said one need not to be materialistic in order for you to appreciate and enjoy life. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
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26 Oct 09
Yeah, Raven got a point. Why not enjoy life while earning money right?
• United States
25 Oct 09
I would much rather enjoy life. Most of the things you buy with money are really pointless and are more or less commodities. What makes it worse is the amount of stock people put into money and all the things that entail. Money isn't real, it's man made, and to give up life for the search of it, just seems unethical.
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Well you have your point. As one of the adage that goes " man work hard to find wealth, and when he have wealth he search for health, and when he search for health he found grieve" sometimes that things happened to many. But you know, it's hard to believe the things that you've not yet experienced. It's when the thing is gone, then you'll realized the value of it. And that's life, so it's just important to know what is important in you. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@ami2007 (221)
• China
25 Oct 09
to earn money while enjoying life is a tricky task.to keep the balance of hard working and a light soul is not that easy.but i still choose to live this way. in the first place,money support our basic needs.without it life is wreched:you are starving ,with nothing to eat,you feel tired ,with no place to rest. however,i consider life to be a process ,rather than a result.we couln't wait until we have enough money for everything to enjoy our life.that would be too late,and i'm sure something is lost forever. so life is not easy for everyone.to earn money while enjoying life at the same time.
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, money is very important in our life. That's why we work hard to earn money to support our needs. Especially during this time or crisis, we can't just sit on a corner, and watch all the opportunities to earn money. And yeah you're right it's not easy to have a balance between enjoying life while earning money. Though it's not good to just let the time and opportunity to enjoy life simply because you don't have money. Just a little of everything is good. Anyway thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
• China
25 Oct 09
I agree with your opinions. We both live in CHINA, life is not easy for any of us,we must work to earn money.but money is the thing we need, not the thing we want. Come to my space, we can make fiends and talk about the topic we care about.
• United States
26 Oct 09
Hello, Yes I think you can enjoy life and earn money, it do not have to be a misearble thing to earn and enjoy your life, I think the soulution to that is do what you enjoy doing to earn money, I think that is where most people fail at, when it comes to earning, they get themself involved with things that they really don't like, and to me that is just setting yourself up for failuar. Happy My Lotting!
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
You're right! it's a problem to lot of people nowadays, they're doing things or working and not enjoying with it. Some work in high paying jobs, but they're not happy, there's something they need to think and learned in life and that's the ability to enjoy the things that they're doing. Because in that way actually enjoying life, effortlessly. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@lodz28 (86)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
for me, i cannot say that happines or enjoyment comes only when there is money.God can satify us through his love and compassion.With is presence i can testify that there is a fullness of joy.You can fell that you are no longer live but christ in you.there is joy....Many rich people dosnt enjoy there life theres lucking and yet they dont find....Really God will give us too much satisfaction........
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
I agree with you. God can satisfy our needs, He can make us happy, but we need that kind of gift of wisdom. We need to work hard for it, as it's not given for free. We need to have faith, but mostly people fail to asked and looked. As the saying goes " what is essential is invisible to the eye, and God is invisible." He can indeed give us everything that we needed in this life. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
• Philippines
25 Oct 09
Hi careguarden, I think you can choose both. You can enjoy life while earning money. How? Well, for me, it will depend on how you are going to earn your money to get the things that you want. A great example is an artist. May it be a painter, a singer, a performer, or a sculptor, an artist earns money from something he or she really loves and that makes him or her enjoy life more. Another example is an entrepreneur which is a booming profession nowadays. Entrepreneurs are those people who take risks and venture on something they want and really believe in. Life is all about choices and we can always choose to earn more while having a good life.
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, life is all about choices. And it doesn't depend on what we have and what we want that makes us happy rather on the things that we need. Sometimes in life we fail to recognized the importance in this life and only when it's gone that we know how much we waste it. The ability to know what the meaning of happiness is one of the secret to enjoy and love life. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Thank you careguarden. Hope to read more from you here in myLot. ;)
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
25 Oct 09
i think it is easierr to enjoy life if you have money. you have to earnn money and so enjoyment of life follows, that is if you learn how to enjoy life. i have gone to trips to some provinces in our country and i have too admit, its hard to go to places when you have so much little money with you. air tickets are not free, food are not free, and some lodging charges too high... so i think we all have to earn money and then use them properly
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, you're right! it's hard to enjoy life if you are low in cash. As you can't able to visit wonderful places, eat whatever food you like, or buy everything that you fancy. Life can hard if you don't have enough money, especially when you get sick. Everything in this world is not for free, except the air that we breath. You need to work hard in order to be able to enjoy life more.
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
It is hard to enjoy life without money, no matter what other people say... I mean, how can you enjoy when you have nothing to eat? But if it's possible to enjoy life without money, then i'll definitely choose enjoy life.... Nowadays, it is quite hard to balance these two.. Some are just to preoccupied with their work to earn more money that they forget to enjoy life. And some in their process of wanting to enjoy life, they forget their other responsibilities and they become a burden to other people..
@seekers (393)
26 Oct 09
Enjoying life can be done in simple ways without spending too much money. Enjoying life is great but we have to earn money to pay our expenses. Search yourself for your hobbies and other things that you love most.
@iceydon (342)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
I think one can enjoy life better if one earns money. Everything should be in balance. Earn and enjoy life. Its the basis why people want to earn to enjoy life.
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
25 Oct 09
For me, both earning more money and enjoying a better life are important. Both money and happiness are the necessities of our daily life. Some people hold the idea that simple living without much money is the best way to enjoy life, but it is really difficult with the present society. Yes, these days simple living is not appreciated by the so called society. If I have to make a decision, making money first is my choice. Without money, it is next to impossible for people to live a happy life. Of course, it is unnecessary to lay too much emphasis on money.
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
It's really hard to live life without enough money. It's hard to get by the day with an empty pockets. What's important is just to have enough, but it's hard to earn money and enough can't be that easy to achieve as nowadays we're in global crisis. So it could be hard to just enjoy life with an empty stomach. But if there's not much choices, it's better to appreciate the time that we have. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@shaunken (56)
• Philippines
25 Oct 09
both because you need to spend for you to get what you want. it's like almost everything in this world is involved with money. you cant eat if you will not buy food. you cant go to any places you like, if you will not spend your money. so in this case, you need to earn in oder to enjoy...
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, the ability to balance is one thing that's really important. Being able to discipline your self and your needs. Everything that's in you. So you'll able to do both. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
• China
25 Oct 09
well,i think everyone want to enjoy life than just earn money,it's the most significance in our life. The is a link between the two things which enjoy life and make money,if you want to enjoy life better you have to get some money for we live in reality,a big world,we need some constraints,when you enjoy life you have experienced you'll have a optimistic state of mind into life,of course,also included in the work then salary will increase you unexpected,this is a good cycle! What we can do just contentment for everything we have got to avoid unnecessary trouble like we haven't enough money to buy better things? why they life is better than me? why am i not happy? etc...this is a mentality problem!
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Yeah, being contented for what we have. Our ability to love and enjoy all the blessings in life, not just having money. As they said it's better to love what we have than dream what we don't have. Enjoying life and being happy is just the same thing, if you know what makes you happy and you're doing that thing then you're enjoying your life already. Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy your day!
@jen20ixm (165)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
before i answer your question. how would you enjoy life without money? im talking for materials, basic needs of a human being. but for the spiritual case, you dont need such things. i rather chose to earn money than enjoy life. i have to earn money for myself, for my family.
@JAG2009 (266)
• India
26 Oct 09
Why does it have to be an either-or situation? The ideal situation would be to do both at the same time. But if I absolutely had to choose, I'd go for enjoying life any day. Life's too short, and it goes by so fast, that the only memories worth remembering are the ones where you enjoyed yourself and had a good time. Unless of course, earning money equals enjoying life for some people; in that case, there would be no clash at all :)
@IMEzekieL (498)
26 Oct 09
I can't believe you made this as a multiple choice. Well you know that you can enjoy life easily if you have money. You can travel, buy an admission for Disney Land, and stuff like that. We all know that you need money to do this. Anyway, I won't choose only one 'cause I believe you need both. It should be earn money TO enjoy life. HAHA!
@SQD444 (677)
• India
26 Oct 09
i think there is not much of life left with out money .. the life and money are two inter related things and i think more than 95% of problems of an average human being is due to money . so money if one of the most important hing in life... and i know there are many people who would argue with that .. but tell you what fols it is the truth no matter what .. you accept it or not.. facts are always facts...cheers
@borhan (1338)
• United States
26 Oct 09
Both, i mean by earning money enjoying all along. Life without money cannot be imagined. Again money without enjoying is just a foolish action.
• India
26 Oct 09
its not possible to enjoy life without money.if you have money means you have everything in your pocket in todays generation.if you have money people run behind you but if you don't have they will kick you.so earn money first and then enjoy.
• China
26 Oct 09
When there is no love,it should used to make money enrich their lives,at least the love also need to build on the basis of the money.People have no money impossible.But when you have almost earned, you should go on enjoy the rest of life.So i think earn money first,enjoy life later.