Importance of Work

To earn a living: We work to be paid, we get paid in order for us to meet our needs. We all have needs to be met and most of them can be done with money. The wages and salaries we get from our work helps us to get money to buy food, pay children’s school fees etc

Increase our wealth: Wealth brings comfort in life. Wealth is a very large amount of money and possessions. When we work hard, we increase our wealth. Some people have or do more than one job in order to get more money.

Increase the wealth of the nation: The wealth of the nation, affects the wealth of the individual and the wealth of the individual also affects the nation. The nation provides an enabling environment to create more opportunities for the individuals to get wealth. When individuals work and get their monies, they pay levies and taxes for the nation’s development. When people do not work, the nation will not get money.

Increases our status: Societies mostly respect the wealthy and people with good jobs. The work of a person shows the position of the person. In our community, wealthy people mostly chair meetings and are consulted for every decision taken.

Contribute to the development of the country: The country gets its money through the levies and taxes we pay. Work is the backbone of the country’s economy. Developmental projects in the country such as building schools, hospitals, construction of roads etc, are done through the money we pay. A nation with a lot of working people will develop faster than a country with less people working.

Promotes unity: Ghana is made up of different ethnic groups, people with different characters and among others. In our work places, we have different people coming from different homes. We socialize and learn from them. We must always make sure we learn the good sides of people.

Gives us livelihood: Social vices are unacceptable lifestyles in our society. These include drug abuse, prostitution, and robbery among others. This is mostly due to the association of bad company, lack of money and sometimes frustrations in life. Work always keeps you engaged, makes you get money because you are paid and these prevent some of these social vices.

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