💬 Is purely pursuing happiness right or wrong using your parents’ money?

🍵 Last weekend I went to yum cha with my parents and our family friends. 

My family friends’ son is the same age as me but we have different paths.

I followed the traditional path of graduating at 22 years old and been working since then.

🛍 Because I need to pay my bills and I also enjoy working. 

While my family friend’s son just graduated this year after his Bachelor + Master + PhD. 

🏥 I thought he was planning to be a professor since he kept studying for Doctorate. 

🎨 But he replied that he planned to be a painter after his PhD/Doctorate graduation this month. 

I was really shocked because I wondered: 

If you didn’t enjoy your Philosophy degree then why bother spending 9 years studying and changing your career path to be a painter? 

💸 Isn't it a waste of your parents’ money and your own time? 

(Unless you fund your own 1-year Master + 4-years PhD education)

🖼 Why not be a painter after the bachelor degree or even younger?

I shared my thoughts with my dad after lunch as I was frustrated. 

I believe it is a waste of money and talent. 

However, I respect and admire those who worked for a few years, earned their money to fund their further education and change career paths because they entered the workforce. 

👩‍💻 My dad disagreed with me because he said 

our family friends are financially sufficient enough to pay for their sons’ tuition and 

🏠 they would pass on a property and a lump sum to him after they pass away.

They are free to do whatever they wish with their son and money.

My dad said I did not have the right to judge. 

This leads me to wonder - should parents pay for everything for their kids?

⚡ If you pay for everything, will your kids/adults learn to be independent? 

⚡ If you know your parents will pass you their properties and money soon, will you still work today?

What will you do?

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