The decision between doing what you love and doing what provides. According to expert Gordon Marino, author of “A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’”, is it ethical to do what you love, rather than doing what is necessary? When making decisions about work, or doing something that is to the heart’s desire, one must think of family and friends’ first. In the article “A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love,” Gordon argues that sometimes it is not always right to do what you love, that sometimes people have to do the things that are necessary to provide for their family. If someone was to have a family of five people, that person would not go and quit his or her job to play cards just because it is something they like, there would be no money for the …show more content…
We never once went without because my mother did a job she was not fond of for years. Now that my family has gotten older and everyone has moved out my mother was able to retire from her job and open a business she dreamed of having for longer than I could imagine. Even if a person does not want to do a job because he or she is just tired of it, or it is not something they like, eventually they could do like my mother and retire and end up doing something they love. It is all a matter of time, patience is key. Looking back at the article Gordon states that “self-fulfillment requires being able to relate yourself to something higher than the self,” what I gathered from that information is that, to be happy, first you have to do what is right; if you do not provide for your family then no one else will. It is not always about doing what you love, one has to look at the bigger picture and realize that you cannot always just do what you want, sometimes you have to sacrifice your own happiness for the happiness of others, even if that means working a job that is absolutely unbearable for a numerous amount of years. Doing something you cannot stand to make ends meet is not always the case either, many people go to school and get a great education, leading them to find good jobs making a lot of money, that way their family is supported and they are still doing something enjoyable. Going to school is the only way to do such things, unless your family owns a huge company and you just happen to inherent the whole thing which is unlikely. School is the only way to go when it comes to finding a job worth working for a large amount of years and finding enjoyment
Also, no one wants to live a life with a occupation they don't like. Everyone should live how they want to live, live their dreams. To do that, they have to be willing to go through the hardships of life, to fail before they can succeed. No one should have to conform and just settle with something that’s not in their full potential. If you want to do something, something that’s important to you, you have to work for it.
Badaracco’s book follows the accounts of Steve Lewis, Peter Adario, and Edouard Sakiz, three different managers, as they encountered their “right versus right” dilemmas. He uses those scenarios as examples to guide the process of resolving right versus right dilemmas. With the insights and knowledge gained from moral philosophers, Badaracco constructed a realistic framework focusing on the method of knowing one’s own values and questioning how big of a role the values play in one’s life as the fundamental ste...
Over the course of this class, my perspective on money and whether it makes us happy has changed. Before the start of second semester, I always believed that money did make someone happy, as most of my most memorable experiences are linked to money in some way. But, after reading several essays within the assigned class textbook, I concluded that was not the case. For example, in the short essay What’s so Bad About Being Poor, by author Charles Murray, he states that living in poverty is not such a bad lifestyle, and if anything, it builds character. He states that “To be poor is not necessarily to be without dignity, it is not necessarily to be unhappy” (P. 26). In this quote, he is explaining that individuals living in poverty are not automatically unhappy, and if they are, the fact that they do not have money is not linked to that. Murray explains that unhappiness stems from something that is much more complex than money. Author David Myers also
What a person does to make a living often defines who that person is. Because so much time and energy is invested into work, work is often seen as an extension of oneself. One of the first questions that someone asks after meeting you for the first time is about what you do for a living. The belief is that by knowing what you do, one should be able to tell something about who you are. People almost never ask the more telling question of whether or not you are happy. They rely on the nature of the occupation to tell them something about your happiness. If you are a doctor, lawyer, or celebrity, it is assumed you are happy because of the money associated with those occupations. For some, income is a determinate of happiness. Granted, money is a major determinant, but not the only determinant of happiness. Happiness on the job is better determined by the support to values that a job provides.
We all have our own dreams and ambitions, but in order to follow them we must leave the comfort zone of our regular lives. This often leads to guilt and self-anguish of your loved ones, whether they may be friends or family. In the picture taken by Tamas Dezso, a young man is driving off into the daybreak but he is looking back to what he is leaving with a concerned look on his face. Similar to the young man in the photo, much of society has at one point been concerned with what they’re leaving behind in order to follow their dreams and ambitions.
Gordon Marino, justifies his opinion on the topic of whether a person should do what they love
...k being content and satisfied with life contributes to nearly all of one’s happiness. Many people will buy a big house, new car, fancy clothes, etc. just to give off the appearance that they are happy, but many times they are not. Despite what people have told you, money IS NOT directly related to happiness. Happiness comes from the simple pleasures in life: having a family, being nice to people, a walk through nature, being loved, the list goes on and on. Does money buy any of these things? No. One the other hand, Sal and Deans problems with finding happiness IS a direct result of not being content, constantly feeling like you need something more, and not being satisfied with your own self being. Just remember, happiness is not a constant thing, and money can’t buy it. Your attitude and outlook is the only think that can end your never ending chase for happiness.
Many of us believe that suddenly coming into a windfall of money would bring us lasting joy, yet research shows this is not necessarily true. Professor David G. Myers’ article, “The Funds, Friends, and Faith of Happy People,” discusses how people think that being wealthy is very important for their happiness; however, money will not always be the key to enjoyment and it will not solve our problems. In the beginning of his piece Myers explains that many students are not focusing on the benefits of education as much as they are focusing on their future salaries. Specifically, he states, “Those agreeing that a ‘very important’ reason for their going to college was ‘to make more money’ rose from one in two in 1971 to three in four in 1998” (Myers
Life is a ceaseless battlefield where people are born to adapt and to strive in their daily work. Even though most people agree that work is an essential element of their lives, they tend to have a variety of motivations for their different careers. Some people work because it is required for food and shelter. For example, in many poor families, their uneducated members do all types of laborious jobs to financially support their families. Another group of people works because they want to make contributions to their society. In Carl T. Rowan’s essay “Unforgettable Miss Bessie,” he describes his memorable high school teacher Miss Bessie, an interesting and dedicated teacher who guides many poor students to find their potential and to achieve in their careers. Miss Bessie’s consistent effort successfully encourages her students to fight for their dreams through education. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay “Workers,” he claims that his skin color does not have any effect on his career path because his long education prepares him to fight for his personal rights. Through an experience of doing menial jobs in the summer, Rodriguez meets some Mexican workers who remain quietly with their unfair treatments. However, he also knows that he is different from them even though they share the same skin color. All in all, many people strive in their careers for different reasons such as a responsibility to support their families, a desire to benefit the society, and an eagerness to follow their dreams.
Moreover, inflation have been continued, so people have difficulty surviving without money in this society. In order to live, three things are required which are clothes, food, and housing. However, all them are related to money, so people have to work to earn money to get basic requirement to live. As a result, most people give up having jobs that they want to do, and they also give up time of following their dream jobs. That is because, there are not enough careers, so people do not have chance to choose jobs that they really want to do. Most middle of twenties have big concern of jobs. For example, my friends who are 24 years old, always get stressed from getting jobs, because, companies do not recruit enough employees which lead high competition rate. Job applicants are five times or more than recruitment. Therefore, people who cannot win in this competition have part time jobs or find another jobs which are mismatched career but making money. Doing unwanted works always bring negative
Picking a pleasant and favorable career to pursue is hard. For someone who would like to impact peoples lives in different ways, a career in Medicine or some type of science or engineering might fulfill those needs. The work in these career paths can be very challenging and a lot of education will be needed to learn that trade. The work, once the job is taken, can be overwhelming or even hard sometimes, but it will all pay off in the end. The human race almost depends on these careers. More than half of these careers are high in demand and pay very well. Astrophysicists, software developing, and interior designing are three careers that are not only high in demand, but also very sophisticated in their work and have the potential to change lives.
Some say that passion and love for what you do won’t land you a successful career. Jeff Haden, author of Do What You Love? #@&** That! , says that a career will not always be derived from one’s passion (463). Carl McCoy who wrote Dear Grads: Don’t Do What you Love similarly stated that doing what you love will not completely fulfill one’s desire to succeed in a career (466). He builds upon this statement in his essay by explaining that “purpose or vocation,” is needed in order to create a successful career. Miya Tokumitsu builds upon the overall statement of following one’s passion and includes that following the mantra of “Do What You Love” will “devalue one’s work and dehumanize the laborers” (468). Following one’s passion, love, and self-fulfillment can lead to failure in a career, under the wrong circumstances. As a student, go into class with an open mind and be aware of potential career opportunities for oneself, possible lucrative careers are everywhere; one’s passion will tell him where to go.
Someone once asked me the most difficult thing I would willingly do for money. I recall indulging this person with a rare, dry smile, and even drier response. I wryly informed the person that I would attend college and hope for an ideal outcome. To many, pursuing a higher education is what you do if you want a better life, to others it's a chance to develop their skills further, some just attend because they can. In my case, I am attending college to find myself, to better my future opportunities, and because I can financially afford the chance to.
Much like Benjamin Franklin believed, I feel that a person should take advantage of the time the person has in life with activities a person wants to do or needs to do. A person should not spend much time on activities the person does not want to do. Life is way too short to concern oneself with work or other activities one wants nothing to do with all the time. When possible, I try to forget about my responsibility and just let go of the ‘things’ that do not matter to me. I think a person should try to occupy oneself with something productive, worthwhile, or necessary at all times. Even though a person’s life is left up to a person to live, I cannot imagine thinking that I owe my time to society through working a job that I simply despise. I am a compassionate person, but I do not owe anyone anything regarding my time.
Most puzzling, though, is that people often seem aware at some level that money won’t make them happy. And yet they continue to work away earning money they don’t objectively need.