what kinds of life is meaningful ?
By captinjack
@captinjack (788)
China
February 13, 2011 2:58am CST
I have been confused by the question since i graduated from college .After graduation ,i follow my parents'mind to take the entrance exam for graduate.Though i am not sure that a master degree can bring me a brighter future ,i have confined myself to my room for a total year and trie my best to perform well in the exam .Now the exam is over ,but i am relieved at all .Because i didn't do well in the exam .If my fail it ,i lost my last opportunity and problably join my father's factory ,which i am not interested in .Although what my father does is not attractive to me at all ,the pay is not bad .How do you guys define "meaningful life "?Do you give priority to job that can satisfies you materially?
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7 responses
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
13 Feb 11
We are very lucky because there is a job reserved for you.
No matter you are interested in it or not, this is a valuable opportunity to you.
Once you have started in it, you will find your interest when you have achieved certain progress and success.
Everyone dreams about having their own business. But not everyone has the chance to start their own business.
Since the factory is belonging to your father, you will take over his place later.
ha! ha! ha!
Money! Don't you like it?
Don't miss the chance to start your own business.
@captinjack (788)
• China
16 Feb 11
Yeah ,for someone ,it seems very easy to make a choice because at first i should consider living on my own .I have been holding that idea for a long time .But when seeing some millionaires living unhappy life ,i began to doubt about it .I am still in a delima.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 11
I think that the best type of job is one that is enjoyable and varied. The pay wouldn't matter as long as it is enough to live on. To have a meaningful life the person must have some happiness, lots of good health and a moderate amount of good luck. There should be a home and work balance. All work and little pleasure would make for a boring time in life. Every person needs time for his or her hobbies. Exams can sometimes be quite challenging and all a person can do is his or her best. Good luck in the future.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
13 Feb 11
All paths that we choose can lead to a meaningful life. it is just what you put into it. Success or failure comes from what we choose in our life and how we go about achieving it. all life is meangingful if we allow it to be.
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
14 Feb 11
Meaningful life is for me if I do something that I like and it is useful to others, too. I like to read, so if I can share the information I read in a book with others, I feel I live a meaningful life. It's not only a job and its pay. It's more of what enjoy that can be good for others.
I like my job but I don't get much pay, before I did not really like my job but I got good pay. If I should choose I would choose a job I like with lesser pay, however sometimes we do have to choose the other kind of job for some reasons. Then I would try to like the job or at least learn something of the job. Maybe one day I can share the skill or the info with other to make them live better.
@titaniumpen (676)
• Hong Kong
13 Feb 11
Umm, we have to achieve a balance between passion and money when it comes to choosing jobs. You get a job you don't like, you're gonna be a slave of money. If you work only for passion for your job, you're gonna be broke.
