Every place experiences scarcities and shortages. Think about your community and your area: give an example of a scarcity or shortage it experiences.

In my community, it has become very rare to see families frequently spending quality time together. There is a shortage of Quality Family Time.

People have become so work-engulfed, they hardly have time for their family anymore. This is causing a lot of families to drift apart emotionally without even knowing it.  

My father works a construction job and my mother is a maid. They are both paid by the hour. This means the more hours they work, the more money they can make. The more money they can make, the more bills they can pay. My parents have to pay bills such as:

When he comes home late at night, my dad eats dinner if he is not too tired, and is off to work the following morning before you can say "Jack Sparrow!".

This same scenario is the same in many other families that I know in my neighborhood.

It would be nice to have a society where work does not replace the purpose for our existence.

The economic system was created to help us thrive and not the other way round. We were not created to work until we drop dead. Especially, not even at the expense of loved ones.

Cheers!

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