It is undeniable that
and
became
of the most important aspects of
’s
. Not just it is the way
find the means to support themselves and their families but it is
of the crucial factors that most
will take into account when determining
’s success. Despite how essential it is, I do not believe that the success of a
is the only thing that matters in
and it certainly does not define who we are as a person. I will elaborate more on
in the
paragraph.
and foremost, the success of a
is associated a lot with how much
can make, and the notion that our only intrinsic values are how much we can
and how much economic
we can produce only became popular and entrenched in
’s minds because of the capitalistic ideal which places importance on how much profit or economic than everything else.
,
associate their values with
achievement and level of income which despite being a really popular idea, it is the fact.
, university professors are likely to make less
than a lot of high-level corporate employees but it does not mean being a professor has less merit or provides less
to society as a whole.
, indeed, our society does not place an equal amount of attention and admiration on every
and occupation.
, blue-collar workers generally have fewer merits in the eyes of
in society than careers like doctors, lawyers, or even white-collar jobs like corporate workers. Because of
, a lot of
are forced to pursue a
they do not feel passionate about which can later result in
being resentful toward their jobs and eventually burnout. And even if they fought their way to the top of the field, it still does not mean that person feels satisfied with their
.
, there is more to
’s
than
. There are plenty of activities that
do outside of
like spending time with loved ones, pursuing hobbies and interests, connect with other
in the community. Despite not being related to
and economic
, these activities still bring us joy and happiness.
In conclusion, despite how
and
are very important in terms of producing income and economic
. It is not all that humans are meant to do in
. We are not a machine that only has
purpose which is to produce goods
, we should not define our
by how much profit or
we can make. There is more to us than that.