Freedom to Choose

 Salam. 

I now understand the big fuss of financial freedom that my senior had repeatedly mentioned in our pep talk. I guess in the next few years I will further understand and appreciate the mantra ‘Health is Wealth’, or maybe no need to wait for few years to come, I do feel and witness the difference in my fitness level as of current.

There was an article about a wife refuting the fact that she is forced to provide for the family as the sole breadwinner since the husband is currently unable to provide as much as before due to his health condition (to not complicate things, let’s assume the husband is unable to work because of his health condition).  She mentioned that she is someone that cannot stay still, she like to work and provide for family, and it is her choice to work really hard for the family, to ensure there is food on the table. 

I doubt this specific part of her choice but I can’t really say on behalf but I think given the options of working very hard to feed others or to have that time and energy to do something for our own self, like exercise, study, travel, having quality time with children or family, meeting friend, any normal people would opt for the latter. So for me, it is not really her choice. She sort of has to. If only she has the freedom, to ensure there are food on the table and at the same time she can do something for her very own self, I guess she will let go being overworked.

Of course, it is easier for the lady to say that it is her choice, it kills the chance for further argument or at least for her, she dodge the public’s backlash had she left the family to pursue her own self development. Not that I think what she did by staying with the family is wrong,  I still think it is not really her choice.  She was being responsible. 

I hope one day she will be able to do something for her own self and get the best of everything.