It is often said that we should work to live, not live to work. Discuss both points of view and give your own opinion.

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Most

people

in the

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word

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world

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have to find

job

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, some

people

think we should

work

to live but not live to

work

this

essay will discuss both views and

agree

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this

view. On the one hand, there are two reasons why we should live to

work

. The main reason is that

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work

means

people

love their

jobs

so much that there is no clear line between

work

and personal life.

For instance

, some scientists love their

jobs

so much that they are willing to put most of their time

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experiments. Another reason is that it can enhance the development of society. If everyone lives to

work

, they will put more effort

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their

jobs

as they think their lives are only for working.

Therefore

, the working efficiency can be increased.

On the other hand

, there are two reasons why we should

work

to live.

Firstly

people

can be motivated to

work

. When they

work

to live, they hope to get a higher salary in order to have a better quality of living. So they will try to perform better in their

jobs

Moreover

people

can enjoy other things in life, aside from their

jobs

Work

to live means that once leaving the office, citizens can relax

themselves

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and focus more on other things,

such

as their hobbies families and friends. They will not be too

stressful

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or anxious as they just see working as a way to make money. To conclude,

work

to live is better than live to

work

as it can allow citizens to have a

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work- life

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balance and they can have more time to spend on other categories other than

jobs

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