Making a Life or Living It

Society now in days seems to be more focused in making a living rather than making a life. Although they both may seem similar, putting more thought into the meaning will show that it is not. Life seems to consist of these two things. Both making a living and making a life have a similarity with a career, money, and enjoyment.
When making a living, people tend to focus on having a career, money, and enjoyment. People tend to settle for what they get handed and do not follow their dream career. Even though they might despite their job and not have a single interest in it, it does not matter as long as they have money to get by. For example, if a person gets the opportunity to work as a nurse at a school they will most likely accept the offer even though they do not like to be around children. They know that career will give them enough money to get by. They will rather settle for less and hate going to their workplace each day rather than working harder and putting more effort to work as a nurse at a private office where they will not deal with children. When it comes to money people seem to want the most they can have, but when someone is settling for less they will not have as much as they desire. They will have enough to pay their bills and buy things here and there but not everything they may want and need. People get too focused on making a living to try to get by that they forget to enjoy themselves, especially if they do not have money to waste. If a person enjoys traveling and learning about different cultures, they most definitely will not be doing that since they do not have a career they like and especially since they only have enough money to get by. All the accumulation of not having money and hating their career can become stressful to someone and enjoying themselves is that last thing on their mind. When deciding on making a living, people should also consider the similarities of career, money, and enjoyment when making a life. People who are