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Hello everyone, today my topic is about the choice of pursuing interest or pursuing money. For example, when choosing a major, should you choose the one you like or the one you can earn a lot of money in the future? Whether to find a job based on interest or to find a job that pays well. First of all, you might ask, can't the two be unified? Perhaps in a few cases the two can be unified. We all know that today's high-paying jobs are programmers or financiers.There may be some programmers out there who love programming, but for the most part, people just use their careers as tools to make a living. There are many programmers or financers who are very tired of their career, but have to work overtime for the money, have to 996. It means you start work at 9am and leave at 9pm. Six days a week. In fact, my major, comparative literature, has almost no chance of making a fortune if I do anything related to my major. But I love this major, and I feel very happy when I study comparative literature. And four majors that are often ridiculed on social media -- "生化环材", That means Biological Sciences、Chemistry、Environmental Science、Materials Science & Engineering are considered to be very tiring and less lucrative majors. But in fact, there are a lot of people like these four majors. For example, some people like the magic of chemical reactions, they really like chemistry. Although the environment major is not as profitable as some computer majors, it is also very meaningful. The environment major helps protect our ecological environment and protect our earth. But high school students who have not yet chosen a college major will be dissuaded by their parents or relatives if they choose a major that won't make much money in the future. If they choose these so-called low-paying majors, they will also be laughed at by friends or on social media during study or after work. More and more high school students ignore their interests when applying for majors. They choose a major that is considered good in the general sense, such as computer science or finance. But when people choose high-paying careers in order to make money and ignore their interests, are they really happy? I don't think so. When I was a sophomore, I used to prepare for National Computer Rank Examination for a month. I was miserable, and I didn't like computers, So it was a very difficult time. Even if I had majored in computer science, I could have made a lot of money, but I had to pay the price of being very sad to work every day. I felt like I was trading my life for money. I was very sad to work all day, and then I made some money. I don't think that choosing a well-paid career and earning a lot of money will bring me much happiness. What really makes me happy is learning my favorite major and doing my favorite job. For example, I like comparative literature very much and I like reading foreign novels. I am very happy in my study life. I also like to communicate with others, Like to impar knowledge to others, so I want to be a teacher, so that I can impart knowledge to others, which will make me very happy. Programmers or financers may get paid well, but they have little free time and spend most of their lives working with computers and numbers. In my opinion, the value of life lies in enjoying life. The value of life lies not in how much money you make, but in doing what you love. Having enough free time to do things you love, such as exercising, listening to music, watching movies, etc., in your spare time after work. And that makes life worthwhile. In summary, my attitude is, you only live once. I think we should put interest and happiness first, the money is in order to make you happy, money is not the purpose of life, money is only needed to survive, Instead of choosing a major and a job that you don't like , it's better to choose a major and a job that you like, so that when you are studying your major and working, you will always be happy.