I think anyone can see how living in a low-income neighborhood affects someone. Poverty is a problem that just doesn’t go away without a fight, and there are some things that are truly worth fighting for. People living in poverty have to work at something, and the best thing they can do to get a job is to go for it.
This is so easy to say, but it isn’t true at all. There are countless things that are good for people in poverty, and it’s not always a matter of “you must be paid to do this or that”. There are things that can be done for free, and many of these things are just as worthwhile, if not better, than paying somebody to do something for you.
I see a lot of people in poverty who would love to work for free, but their life is just not that simple. It’s hard to believe that for every person in poverty who works for free they have a friend, sister, aunt, or mother who needs their help, but I’m sure that’s not true. Many of the same people who wish to work for free are the same ones who would love to work for free.
Well, not so much the same ones, but the same people who dream of working for free. They like to complain about the lack of jobs, but the problem is they don’t actually want a job. They simply want to be happy.
It’s true that people who work for less money are not always the happier people in the world, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a well deserved break. For example, many people who work at McDonald’s are not happy, but they’re not complaining. They just want to be able to afford french fries and a burger.
The fact is that many people who work for a living are not always happy. Maybe theyre not even thinking about the happiness they need. Maybe theyre just happy to be able to make a buck. Its a sad fact, but unfortunately it’s a reality.
Some people work for money, but most of them dont. And it doesnt mean that they are lazy. They may need that money to pay for their children to go to school, but if they dont, theyre not making it up.
This is something that we hear all the time, usually from young parents who are trying to make a better life for their children. They talk about how they love their kids, but they cant help but be stressed over how much money they’re going to be taking from their paycheck. It really stresses me out to hear that. I am working on the assumption that most people who work for money are not even aware that they are taking a paycheck from a dead paycheck.
It’s true that many jobs provide less than the employer expects. But that’s not to say that you should be making your own bread and butter. What you do have control over is how you spend your time. If your time is spent working on a personal project that you love, then you may find that you are more content than you thought possible.
The work you do with your free time is just as important as the work you do with a paycheck. It may not look like it to you, but your time is your own, and you have the ability to take time off to rest and recharge. You can even take off to attend a conference or take a vacation to take your mind off of work. Most importantly, you should be using your free time to do things that enhance your life.