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People today spend too much time on personal enjoyment-doing things they like to do-rather than doing things they should do.
1. It is undeniable that being successful is enjoyable. Nevertheless, it is absolutely unrealistic to think we can be successful in the long run by only doing what we enjoy doing. A skyscraper often amaze people by the magnificent appearance, however, at the same time, people neglect the very fact that the skyscraper had been taken a long time to construct, maybe much longer time to be designed, and possibly people’s lives were sacrificed during the constructing process.
From all intends and purposes, things that are necessary are not always enjoyable and things that are enjoyable sometimes may be unnecessary. Doing things that are necessary rather than those that are merely enjoyable is not only helpful, but might also be indispensable for individual success. We all admire those who now have attained great achievements, let’s take examples of prominent celebrities like pianist Lang Lang. We should, however, be aware of the exorbitant prices they have paid for their present glories. During the interview in THE TIME 100 The world’s Most Influential People, Lang Lang once told that when he was four years old, he and his partners were required to practice more than 1 or 2 hours a day; and earlier he was sent to be an apprentice when he was hardly three. Apparently, those seemingly cruel hardships have turned out to be the best gift years later. But for yesterday’s struggle, today’s glories could not exist.
Like a saying goes, ‘No sweet without sweat’. Things that are both enjoyable and necessary or both unenjoyable and unnecessary virtually seldom exist. We may dislike some curriculums in university, such as mathematics or history, but they are necessary; we may prefer leisure times to work days, but the latter are indispensable. Pursuing a successful life is nothing more than making wise decisions, and by "wise" we mean the choice of doing the necessary first.
2. Although these days we have many distractions to tempt us away from our obligations which can lead to procrastination and disappointment, pursuing our interests may also be inspirational and healthy. I think that as long as we maintain the self-discipline to prioritize our commitments, then there is nothing wrong with unwinding as we wish.
In any economy, everyone is obliged to do their bit as a generator of income, to provide for their families and at the very least avoid being a burden of society. As such, we must fulfil our obligations as a main concern before, say, watching television or playing sport. If we do not, then we will fail to live up to our duties with appropriate consequences. Our failure, in this respect, cannot be placed at another’s doorstep while family, nor society, should be expected to pick up the pieces. Our duties are various, our dependents rely on us and if we all acted without sufficient restraint society could not function.
Nevertheless, people need to be free to practice their interests otherwise they are simply machines to work for others. Even though, for the lucky few, personal enjoyment is work, for most we need an outlet which affords us sanity, happiness and relaxation. In modern society, the demands on an individual are often too great to bear while at the same time a multitude of entertainment forms have proliferated. Today, we can relentlessly pursue pleasure at the risk of wasting too much precious time. Life is too short to waste and so we need to be careful to limit our indulgences. Individuals need to be aware of their abilities to take on responsibility as a balance needs to be struck between work and play.
In conclusion, whilst men are not machines, we need to balance our free-time activities with the commitments we chose to accept. Yet, if we fail to account for our time, the consequences may prove to be exactly the opposite of our pursuit of happiness.
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