Introduction
Leisure is a very essential aspect of every individual’s life. It entails taking a break from daily activities and demands and having some fun with friends and family. Vacation is a period spent for rest and leisure-related activities such as recreation and travel, putting aside aspects of work, or any other activity that occupies our routine practices for instance studies. There are various ways through which a vacation could be spent depending on what an individual or a particular group of people deem enjoyable. Some may consider having a good time indoors while others would prefer traveling to cool entertainment places the latter option is most preferred.
Vacations go hand in hand with some spending since people tend to consider enjoying what they have not been having on normal occasions. The expenses could, for example, include traveling costs, lodging, food, and drinks as well as charges on other forms of recreation like swimming among others. This essay looks at the worth of spending on a vacation in an effort to justify expenditure with my family on the planned vocational trip.
The family vacation
I personally consider a vacation to be a healthy and important aspect to every individual irrespective of age or social status. Having been busy for most periods of the year, I have decided to spend an interesting vacation with my family (parents and siblings) for the purposes of breaking the boredom and relaxing. I have opted for a short trip, one week long, to the coastal region where entertainment facilities are adequate.
This step is driven by my belief that a family that spends time together for instance on vacations establishes strong bonding that is essential for a healthy family. Initially, I have to persuade my family members to agree on going out for the vacation since it is not an ordinary aspect and it is thus received with some form of resistance as most of them cannot clearly understand the essence of heavy spending instead of just staying at home.
According to my, the vacation is worth the spending since every person is to enjoy the trip to the maximum. Change is just like rest and the variation in family time spending will contribute a lot to each family member. The young siblings will for example have some ample time to spend together and engage in different activities that will help them appreciate each other as a result of having time to understand one another.
For our parents, the vacation will offer ample time for bonding and sharing much, in an environment that is away from home an aspect that may in one way or the other strengthen their relationship. To us, the youths, we will have an opportunity to interact with other youths and share experiences that could be beneficial for growth and development or social well being.
Vacation also benefits the family as a whole in that it makes it easier to understand one another as there is a close involvement hence allowing for the learning of what each person likes and dislikes and hence learning how to treat them in different situations to promote peace and harmony in the family. Vacation in a different place apart from home also helps individuals to be themselves and have fun because the environment is not controlled unlike when in the house, school, or work.
The vacation involving my family will help in physical and mental relaxation and reduction of stress levels that accumulate in our daily schedules at work, as well as studies for those in learning institutions and it, will also promote a healthy lifestyle that is achievable through the incorporation of work and leisure. Adventure and discovery of new places and cultural diversity is also a positive attribute that will be gained among the family members through the visit of places and meeting of new individuals. Vacation has a long-term effect on the improvement of life as it helps in refreshing one’s mind and hence enhancing an individual’s concentration and performance in different activities leading to improved productivity.
Conclusion
A vacation is a significant aspect that should be spent in the best way possible. It is however a concept that many individuals take lightly attaching very little importance to it. The most controversial element is the spending associated with vacations where most people do not find any justification for spending on aspects that could otherwise be avoided, to save on money for other basic activities.
This is attributed to the deterioration of the general economy which necessitates some considerable thoughts before engaging in any form of activity. All in all, I consider spending on vacation to be worthwhile as it is associated with various benefits as mentioned earlier in this essay and it only requires appropriate planning and budgeting. For this reason, I managed to persuade my family to engage in the vacation and have some time together in a relaxed mode, and the benefits we achieved surpass the spending involved to a great extent.