A matter of priorities

Today looking at many young people I cant help but sympathize with them as they go through the rituals of life.Seemingly their life is one mad rush from one chore to another>They work like robots ,starting early in the morning and ending at night.Naturally by the time they get home through the perennial traffic jams they are all drained out.Without even the luxury of a shower they rush through their dinner without really knowing what they are eating and then a couple of hours in front of the TV and then a late shower before they are off to bed to wait for the next day and go through another cycle.Imagine if they have to come home and cook or eat outside everyday ! Some are lucky that they have their mothers or someone who ensures that a hot meal is waiting for them at the end of the day. This leads to the question " Is it worth it ?" Is this the kind of life that we want ? Is all the money in the world worth it if we have to live our life this way?.Undoubtedly there will be some who argue that they cannot help it as this is what is expected of them and they have to earn their keep from demanding bosses .True, but then at the end of the day we do have a choice and we must find a way to live a better life.What is more important than living the way life should be lived ?Time with your family and children are priceless and if you cant have this everyday then you must find a way to have at at least once or twice a week when you can enjoy your children growing up and have a little time for yourself to do the things you really like to do. Isn't this what life is all about ? We were fortunate that we were teachers and worked technically half a day only and we had the school holidays to enjoy.It was however not a high paying job but we compensated this by the time that we had for ourselves and our children.Though not earning big bucks we were able to, through prudent financial management able to provide for our children making sure that they were not denied what other children had.We made it a point to take them out during the school holidays albeit not an overseas holiday to exotic places >Nevertheless within our financial capacity we were able to have a reasonably good holiday where the family bonds were strengthened through doing things together.We lived in a simple house but it was home where the family lived in togetherness and got to spend quality time with each other. Its good to make money but there must be a balance in life as sooner or later we will realise that money is not everything.Happiness does not just come with money ,it comes with the ability to be oneself.Look at the people in the rural areas ,they are not rich materially but they are so much better off in the life they lead with simple needs and little stress.More importantly they have time ,time to do the things they want to do and spend quality time with the family.they live simple lives but they are happy and more importantly they seem healthier. There has to be a balance in life .Work by all means but find a way to work smart and find a way to live your life because by the time you grow old you will have little time left to do what you want to do .