Chapter One

Q6

To me, the idea of balance in one's life is especially interesting. From the bottom of page nine onto page ten Wheelan talks about the advantages and disadvantages of how people choose to live their lives. He uses the example of a college student being broke and living on ramen noodles because in the end a four-year degree will in a sense "pay off" all the ramen noodle meals. He also uses his own personal example, his brother who worked crazy hours at his job. They both decided to sign up for a class but because his brother worked so much he missed every single one of the classes. The reason that I find this concept so intriguing is because of the different view points so many people could have on it. Making this same situation applicable for high schoolers would be activities such as; work, school work, and spending time with friends. Depending on how valuable each activity is to any given person could dictate how that person spends their time. Some would see work as most important because of the monetary value, whereas others would see spending time with friends who they won't be with next year as much more valuable in a sentimental way. However, I think that a balance of these things leads to the best outcome. As well as providing a means to pay for the things that you do with your friends, a job makes you appreciate the time you have with your friends even more. Working too much would result in not having any friends left to hang out with. The balance in life between work and play isn't something that I had thought much about which is why I found this interesting.