worth it?

the more money we earn, the better our lives would be. we can afford a big house, maid(s), the car we want, maintain hobbies, eat well, et cetera...

is that true? i suppose to a certain extent. but when do we stop? how much is enough? it's so easy to get use to having more money. so difficult to adjust to having less. how much unhappiness do we tolerate until we say enough is enough? how far do we push ourselves?

i suppose we would wonder why how some ppl do it? earn so much, work so hard, stay so happy, stay so healthy, look so good? do we know of such ppl?

i suppose all those are a little bit difficult to quantify. only we would know if we have earned enough and feel happy enough. i suppose we are the only ones who can define the limits. everybody has a price. i suppose as long as we have not submitted the letter/ argued with our partners/ argued with our bosses/ questioned by the stakeholders/ been fired!, it would mean expectations of both parties are still being met, we are still delivering, money is still too good to be given up.

nobody should be telling you what to give up. because it is your decision to make. but make the decision before something critical is given up eg. your soul! do that, or perhaps manage stakeholder's expectations (lower it!)

what can friends do? i suppose support is essential. understand the that time to meet up would be less. understand that sometimes, work would not allow yam cha, understand that juggling work, family and friends are not easy. create no pressure from this end? that's what friends are for. (alittle bit of whining should be allowed tho! ;) )