Do we value only what we struggle for?
By: Akriti Panthi
"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value."
-Thomas Paine
Throughout history we have always been greedy; some say it’s a curse and others a gift but truly it is both because without it we wouldn’t be who we are. Maybe the world would be better or worse but we can only deal with what we have. For the British, French, and Spaniards it was land during the times of the American Revolution but, now for everyone in the world our greed is now money. If someone was throwing free money in the air in the middle of the streets; who wouldn’t be out there trying to get something free? Did we ever stop by to think how long the owner of the money took his time to earn all of that? I agree with Thomas Paine if we gain something without any effort of work it doesn’t mean that much to us if we did spend our time gaining what we have.
For example one thing many teens don’t think highly of is the money that they acquire from there parents. They think I didn’t spend any time working for this, I can blow it off on anything I want; or it’s just like it’s only twenty dollars it doesn’t matter. We, teens, don’t understand that it takes effort for them to make any amount of money at all. When we have the money earned from our own jobs we value that money a lot for then what our parents gave us. The things we buy from that money are more exquisite.
Another value that we abuse everyday is food. If someone doesn’t like the type of food they are eating, it goes in the trash. That food cost money and around the world there is a shortage of it. People in Africa are dieing because of starvation and people here just throw away that food; there is genocide in Sudan. Even if we eat that food what kind of food is it; cheap unhealthy junk food; it doesn’t matter if we have the healthy food. What kind of people are we to do something like that; just because we have the money and the surplus amount of food?
At all times we do value what we were given and not what we earned. For example, our parents we didn’t earn them but they were given to us. The things that we obtain with work means more because we spent that time to earn whatever it was. It was our accomplishment our goal and no one else helped; when we struggle for something it shows that we are confident in our selves and don’t require help all the times. The times we do fall and someone catches us; yes we value that exactly the same.
♥Akriti Panthi♥♥
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YES. No questions asked. We only value what we struggle for -- I speak from experience on this one!! What is "granted" to us-- we take "for granted", hence the term "to take for granted". :)
By: heretic | January 2, 2007 11:03 PM
There is no doubt about what you have written. Nevetheless, there is otherway round also. If parents have accumulated or inherited without sweating, they allow children to squander money. Otherwise they will ensure that you don't squander. I have witnessed many of my friends whose parents were very rich, however the money accumulated were not in a good way. Consequtenlty, many of them squandered money and time, and thus are now suffering.
By: Amar | January 3, 2007 07:52 AM
Ke lekhna khojeko ho kunni?
You can't be writing.."Earth is round, Sun is bright, Ice is cold and Snow is white". Hami 1 class ko keta keti ta hainam ni...
By: Lekhak | January 3, 2007 11:41 AM
Lekhak,
,That means you are in favour of "we value for what we struggle ONLY " and think that it's matter of universal truth ? .
No ,we value not only for what we struggle but also for what others strugle.
Obviously we should value for what others struggle to some extent.For example, P.N. saha struggled and established a single Nepal,we should value him and his work and so do we.And you don't value the property that is inherited by your old generations?
It seems as if you are in the world of selfishness.
By: Bibash | January 3, 2007 09:53 PM
Nice bibash i like it.
By: ajay thapa | January 3, 2007 10:01 PM
Talking about things we ourselves toil to achieve,as I feel,we tend to realise and calculate
our struggle after we value what we get.We take pride in what we accomplish and then we leaf through the memoirs of our exertion.This way we knowledge about our efforts.
If the consequences are good we value the things but we also need to have the conscience to interpret our realities properly.Children waste their parent's money because they don't understand their situation well.Not all do that and those who do don't comprehend their role in their society.So individuality also plays a role while realising others struggle for our causes.
By: Biswas Parajuli | January 5, 2007 01:06 AM
Lekhak, you comment on everyone else's articles but what have you written?
By: why | January 6, 2007 07:24 PM