Essay

The Ant and the grasshopper

            The story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” by W. Somerset Maugham writes about two main characters, George and Tom, play same roles as the ant and grasshopper in Aesop fable. George works as hard as the ant, and Tom enjoys his life that is similar to the grasshopper. The ant stores food in the summer. Because the grasshopper sings the whole summer, he begs the ant for food on the winter. The story has a different ending from the fable. George earns some money from his hard working, and he is old. Tom plays all the times. Because of his charming appearance, he has a lot of money from a rich woman. I agree with Maugham.
            One point of Maugham is people need an entertainment in their lives to relax and allow them to have fun. Since every person has his own destiny, he will have an opportunity to have money in the world. Like some people, they go to casino for amusing, and they may win some money. I know that some Chinese men who work very hard to make some money. They are the chefs in the restaurant and work at least twelve hours a day in the kitchen. When they walk out the kitchen, they do not know any news about this society that makes them difficult to enter the outside world. Then, they will be afraid to communicate with others. They fool themselves by the work.

            Spending most time in the work is not a good idea for the life. Too much work is a heavy burden of bearing on people. We have to combine the work and play together to have a wonderful life. We need to make money to support our lives. On the other hand, we should know how to spend money to bring fun to our lives. There are a lot of amusements throughout the world. That means we have plenty of choice to relax our bodies and mind. Some of them are good for our health such as golf.