A couple of days ago I was travelling by Taxi, and the Taxi driver suddenly said, I want your advice. I kind of know him since he regularly drives me to work, so I said sure go ahead....
In Oman it is very common for the local people to do corporate jobs and drive taxis in their free time. He said he is confused, he is working in a job but he is not very happy. I checked with him, what was the reason behind his unhappiness; so his reason was that his family stays far away, his son has medical needs and he is not able to be with him so his whole attention is on his family and he cannot concentrate on work, and moreover he has 12hrs of work which is again odd hours and his own health is getting affected. I checked with him about his financial condition and if he would leave the job, how is he going to survive. He had his alternatives in place which were quite decent, then I was confused that if everything is so clear what is the reason stopping him to quit. His answer was that everyone is advising him that he should not quit the job as that is the only stable thing and hence he is confused if he should quit or not....
I could very well relate to him since I have gone through almost a similar situation. I had wanted to quit my job way back but I always felt that without a job I will not have stability in my life and it is the only robust thing for my sustenance.
But I was so wrong, since the time I quit my job I feel more relaxed, and have a better approach to alternatives.
There are couple of things here
- We do a certain work because it pays good money to us but we are not happy with what we are doing
- We do a particular work even if we do not enjoy it because we have very high ambitions of reaching up the corporate ladder but in the bargain we overlook all the other aspects of life.
- Or we do a particular work because we are in need of finances and we have loads of responsibilities which do not give us space to do things that we want.
All situations are not good; life is about many more things than status, position and money, but at the same time one cannot even overlook the day to day requirements which need to be fulfilled.
Money is very important, there is no doubt about it but a lot of us are stuck with this mindset that only a proper job can bring us money and stability. I do not say that you should quit your job and sit back home enjoying life; it doesn't happen that way. You have your bills, rents, loans and all the possible expenses. So before you quit a little planning on the other alternatives will be required.
But what is worth it is to do something that does not make you feel good and happy and everyday going to work becomes one cumbersome exercise. The most important thing is to be happy in whatever work you do.
The mood spent at your workplace follows back home and gets passed on to the family, hence it is very important to be happy in your mind. Good and Happy Thoughts will follow good actions.
The Balance in our professional life and Family life is very important. In my previous job I have seen people making work their only agenda in life, everyone wants to grow up the corporate ladder fast be it at the expense of their family time or at the expense of their own happiness. They are not happy with what they are doing but they are still doing it because the job is heavily paid and money is all that matters to them. I ask many of them what they would do in life if they had to quit working and they would not have any answer since they have never thought about life beyond their workplace. It's a very sad situation but it does exist.
I wish we can all look at life in a more broader aspect, giving a 360 degree view rather than limiting our focus in one direction. The most important thing is to feel good with yourself when we are doing something and if that does not exist then it's a real stress of doing whatever we are doing and when any job is done with that attitude it does not even bring in the success we desire. Success is not always about money. It's the internal satisfaction that one has to feel.
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Health and inner peace are more valuable than money as once you lose them, you can't buy them back easily
Absolutely, people sometimes get carried away with the urge of earning more and more and do not realize how adversely it effects the other areas of their lives.
Exactly! You can't buy health with money
But still, the way money is important in our life, it cannot be substitute for our daily essential needs with happiness or peace of mind at our work place.
True, if we give money too much importance it starts over powering our other areas of life and then we always feel a lack because the greed becomes never ending.
This is also influenced by the resistance to change that we all experience as well as the fear of leaving our comfort zone. We should always prioritize inner well-being and family before a position or money.
Money does matter but well-being is the bigger priority, if at large people accept this, we would be living very harmoniously just not by ourselves but in our societies as well.
You have already said it all, " we can only out in our best if we are happy with what we are doing" but I still want to through more light on this issues raise, you mentioned in your articles that his family is staying far from him. Why can't he asked them to come and stay with him, Because if his family is staying close to him, he wouldn't be having much negative thinking, leaving his job isn't a good option but adjusting it and looking for a way for him to be satisfy with it like, job rotation, Being promoted, etc.
In Oman there are many people who have their family home in the villages away from the city and the man normally works in the city during the weekdays and weekends go home. They normally have large families and living in the city is not affordable for with the whole family, plus their family homes are in the village so they prefer to stay there. That's the reason why they are away from home for a majority of time.
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We r almost nothing without money. I like to have stability and control things in life.
Yes money is important for survival and many other things as well. Depends what is the priority.