Pressure

I was talking to a family friend, who has an elementary school aged daughter. The daughter routinely spends three or four hours per night on homework. She is taking piano lessons, and was playing soccer. After hearing this, I asked why such pressure would be put on a child. The reason for the pressure is so that the youth of today will be competative tomorrow, and successful. Success is often viewed as having wealth, and material possessions, and an easy life. However, success isn't the same thing as happiness. If people focused on what makes them happy, instead of what will earn the most money, then the quality of life would improve drastically.