Value What You Do.

Recently, I saw many meme(s) about the salary/income comparison between two or more job/proffesion. One of them said:

Well, in daily life I also often hear the same way of thinking. Such as:

“Kalo jadi dokter lama balik modalnya woy. Bayar kuliahnya mahal, sekolahnya lama, sekarang tunjangan kesehatan udah mulai banyak banget pula.”

But life is not only about doing mathematics, I guess.

I saw many people see other people by what car they drive, how big is their house, how much salary they earn. Some also do not love what they do in their job, mostly because they feel the salary is not fair and else. And it makes me feel sad somehow. I am sad to see people are not happy with their life just because the unhappiness they made themselves, when it actually is already there. 

Not trying to be hypocrite, money is important. But from the past 6 months earning (not so much) money by myself, I think money is just a temporary rush. There are so many other highs. Work itself is not only about doing what your superior told you and the salary you deserved at the end of the month, but also about how your spirit in self study, self improvement, self development, and most importantly: what value you want to give to your surrounding.

And you will get nothing from what you are doing if you don’t give your all in doing it.

Since I was in elementary school, my dad always asked me the same question everytime I got my academic report at the end of school semester:

“What do you want to be in the future?”

And I always caught up with the same answer:

“I want to be rich.”

Then he always came up with the same respond:

“If you want to be rich, you don’t need to continue your school. Just learn to make a tasteful fried chicken, a really tasteful one and sell them like Harland Sanders did with KFC.”

Well somehow I just got the meaning of the conversation was all about him wanted me finding my own purpose and value of life.

Because life is not only about how much money you earn, but what value you want to bring for people around.

If you are an engineer, you just make the life of people easier.

If you are a doctor, you spread the hopes of live of many people.

If you are an actor, you spend your time entertaining people.

If you are an office boy, you contribute to make the environment clean and comfort.

If you are a fried chicken seller, you fulfill people’s appetite.

They are all different and have their own value.  

And you are what you choose to be.

I just came up with the idea of writing it down after a deep conversation with my dad days ago. He said he is still not happy with his life because of his failure of bringing the value he ever wanted to bring in his life.

And his dream was simply to be a driver. Who drives everyday bringing daily needs from city for people in countryside.

(Meanwhile his one and only car was sold to marry my mom, HAHAHA)

Utari.

New comer who has just finished her final presentation for probation period.

And still hoping her happiness is always that simple and alive with her.

This writing is written as a self reminder.

You can have your own reason and way to live.