My life is very different than the life that my parents led and

My life is very different than the life that my parents led and, likewise, my children will
have very different experiences than I have had. In my opinion, future generations would be
better off with a lifestyle similar to my own rather than one similar to that of my parents. I feel this
way for two reasons, which I will explore in the following essay.
To begin with, my generation enjoys a lot of leisure time, which makes our lives more
fulfilling and enables us to pursue our passions. I take longer vacations and have more paid
time-off from my job than either of my parents did while they were still employed. Similarly, I
have much shorter working days than they did. For example, I receive five weeks off from my job
each year. I can choose when to take those weeks, and I can even use them all at the same
time. This time-off has enabled me to pursue my love of travel. Unlike earlier generations, I
have been able to maintain steady professional employment and have also been able to see the
entire world over the past decade. My parents, in contrast, were only able to travel following their
retirement. At that time, because of their age and financial status, they were not able to have the
same experiences as I do now.
Moreover, today’s society has many more opportunities for women and minorities. In
the past, disadvantaged groups had a tough time achieving personal and professional success.
While this is still something of a concern, it is now much easier for members of such group to live
their dreams. My own experience, when compared to that of my mother, is a good example of
this. While as a young woman I was encouraged to attend university and later enter the
workforce, my mother was expected to raise children and be a homemaker. She dreamed of
being a business executive and making a lot of money, but these dreams were not encourage by
her parents, by her teachers or even by her husband. Unlike me, she was pressured to give up
all of her professional aspirations. Her example demonstrates why my life is preferable to the life
which my parents lived.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that future generations should enjoy a life similar to my
own, rather than one similar to that of my parents. This is because I enjoy much more leisure
time than they did and because women and minorities today have many more opportunities than
they did in the past.