Thursday, June 18, 2009

“Go On Vacation or Buy Car”

A friend of yours has received some money and plans to use all of it either to go on vacation or to buy a car. Your friend has asked you for advice. Compare your friend’s two choices and explain which one you think your friend should choose. Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
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My friend is a Software professional and works for long hours everyday. I would advise him to avail a vacation that has many benefits. Vacations benefit your health and mind. While relaxation and exposure to culture are obvious benefits, there’s a wealth of other rewards too:

Firstly people who take vacations reduce on their risk of illness. Men who do not take any vacations have the greater risk of heart disease. Furthermore taking vacations improve the mental health. Women who take frequent vacations don’t become depressed, tense, or tired. Conversely women who rarely take vacations are likelier to have stress and sleeplessness.

Secondly a vacation reconnects and revitalizes relationships that have taken a toll from an on-call, always-on, and work-obsessed culture. Very long hours of duties cause family and social relationships to suffer. Moreover vacations let you feel immense freedom. You can wake up when you want, sleep when you want, and eat what you want and have fun without worrying about the work.

By taking vacation one Gains self confidence. When you skip vacations, you put yourself on sale. By availing a vacation, you declare to yourself and to others that you are important and deserve dedicated time for yourself. Over and above one finds creative inspiration. Throughout the year we follow a strict schedule. We eat at the same restaurants, see the same people, and experience the same environment. This monotony reduces the opportunities for inspiration and for new ways of thinking. By traveling to a new environment, we put ourselves in a situation that allows our brains to think differently.

Summarizing, one becomes more productive by scheduling a vacation. One becomes more efficient. Hence I would advise my friend to avail a nice vacation instead of buying a car.

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