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The Good Life
Life is beautiful,having lots of ups and downs. People often underestimate themselves and this is when they become unable to recognize the actual value of their lives. After interviewing three participants including a coworker, manager, and crossing guard, I became able to understand how people consider life as a good life. On the question of the idea of a good life, a coworker explained that a good life should include access to education, a reasonable job that does not waste away time in office, financial stability, and family love and support. For the manager, a good life means financial stability, good health, and a healthy relationship with the family. On the other hand, the crossing guard believed that health is important for a good life. In addition, there should be no burden of debt or billing and one can live tension-free with the family. The reason for the idea of the good life was also different for all three. The coworker believed that idea came from people around me who have a good education and therefore they are not struggling for financial stability. The manager's idea for a good life came from the life experiences of his parents while the guard got this idea from his own life experience and struggles.
On the question of whether they are living a good life or not, the coworker gave a confusing answer asshe did not know exactly how or which way her life is going, butshe was happy for some aspect of life, on the other hand, was worried about various other things. The manager had a clear view that he is not living the good life at the moment. The guard believes that he is not living it either, but is proceeding towards a better one. The reason for the current situation of the coworker’s state of life, to her, was the political climate. She believed that politics play an important role in life and it isdifficult to navigate the world as a black female and find resources to do that. For the manager, reason for not having a good life is the issue of time management. This issue makes him stressed and unhappy. The guard believes that there is no factor, as such, that is holding him back and that he is moving towards happiness. I wanted to know whether the concept of the good life changed with age or not, on which the coworker told me that as a child, she assumed that as a female, married to a man with a good job is a good life, while the wife looks after the home. However, nowshe disagrees to this concept. She believes that everyone should have access to education, and everyone should be the “bread winner”. The manager said that his thoughtsabout a good life was mainly wealth, that one should have all the money in the world and be able to buy anything. However, now he realizes that health is more important, along with fare money. On the other hand, the guard has the same thoughts of life since his childhood. The last question from the participants was about Socrates' quote, "Building upon the idea that the unexamined life is not worth living.” Manager and guard both disagreed with the quote and its meaning, while the coworker agreed with it by saying that we cannot put price to other's life.
By analyzing the interviews, I understand that the most important elements in life for people are money and health. People want to acquire a better education so that they may get a good job. The reason for that, comes down to money. In other words, people are struggling to maximize their satisfaction by trying to balanced financial conditions in their lives. Life without financial stability is nothing for the interviewer. However, one thing I have learnedthrough the investigation is the positivity of the three people that I interviewed. For instance, the manager has more opportunities than the guard, but the guard showed a more positive attitude towards the future as he was hopeful for a better tomorrow. On the other hand, the manager who has a good job and financial stability,does not feel he is livingthe good life and is stressed. It highlights the fact that a good life cannot be obtained through material things, unless you are not satisfied or happy from within. In addition, gender plays an important role in the mindset of the people. The female coworker’s views for life is different due to the stereotypes of society while the guard had different ones. Gender has different roles in society and they are expected to fulfill certain tasks to live life. Therefore, gender plays an important role in acquiring a good and happy life, but in different ways. Lastly, family is the element that nearly every person wants in his life. All three participants showed love and affection towards their family which shows that family and relationships with loved ones play a vital role to make life good and beautiful. I have found a guard with the least opportunities but high in hope and positivity.
After getting an interview from the three participants and analyzing their information with their own idea of the good life, I came to know a different aspect of life that I did not consider before. First is that money can reduce your struggle, as I did believe earlier, but after the interview, I came to know that money is not everything. There are various other things that cannot be achieved with money like love, healthy relationship and peace of mind. A healthy life should be the priority of most people because money can do nothing if we do not have good health.
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