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Which would you choose: a high-paying job with long hours that would give you littel time with family and friends or a lower-paying job with shorter hours that would give you more time with family and friends? Explain your choice, using specific reasons and details.
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I, myself, love a high-paying job with long hours and little leisure time. I think so because for me, one of my dreams is to have a happy family. And I think the role of a father is to earn enough money to let other family members be able to do whatever they want to. To earn enough money, I choose to be a surgeon, and now I study medicine in my university. Many people in my country, including me, believe that doctors can make much money. And I think it is true to some extent. They really earn a higher salary than many of other workers. But most people don't know that, though doctors earn much money, they don't have time to spend the money. So some of my classmates say that they didn't know such a severe fact, so they must discard their illusion about their future. But my dream is to earn enough money for my future family, so I don't mind however hard or long I have to work.

But at the same time, I love to spend enjoyable time with my friends or a family. Especially, if I have a child, I think it is better to have much times with him or her. I think so because, for children parents' love is very important and for me, love means to have much times with him or her. Someone may think that it is impossible for hard workers to have enough time with friends or a family. But I believe I can do both of them, because I know fro

m my experience, that time can be more available if I use my time effectively. I think doing many things at the same time is one important ability. And the ability can be acquired by anyone who want to. To have the ability, I think enough eating and sufficient sleeping are very important. Someone tend to sleep late at night to get much time. But I know from my experience that we must have enough sleep if we want move lively during the daytime. Also, if we don't eat enough food, we tend to be dull and think negatively. To avoid such a situation, we must have a good health physically and mentally. If we spend our time effectively, I believe we can achive both a high salary and leisure time.