We have already digressed about success and happiness , and here we will think about quality of life . Like the previous topics, this is a topic that is partly abstract and relative when seen from a personal perspective .
On the other hand, when analyzed from a macro perspective , in the political and social sphere , it becomes a factual subject , based on data and research .
personal optics
When analyzed from a personal perspective, only you can answer what quality of life is.
The conception changes according to the priorities, ideologies, realities and desires of each one. For some, it might be being able to work at what you love until you’re very old. For others, retire as soon as possible and enjoy the idleness.
Reflect on what is important and what makes sense to you.
In society
Decisions between countryside or city, traveling the world or building roots vary from person to person. However, there is a common sense of what quality of life is that does not depend on opinion .
Quality of life is calculated by the Human Development Index (HDI) . Precisely because it is a comprehensive concept, the survey defined three pillars to be the indicators to arrive at the final answer: income , education and health .
In a country with such social inequality as Brazil, it would be impossible and dishonest to treat quality of life as something just personal. Yes, each one has its virtues . But they carry less weight than living on a comfortable income and access to good education and health.
No matter how happy someone is inwardly, there is no quality of life if there is fear of not being able to put bread on the table for the family the next day.
Health as a key part
The three poles established by the HDI are also very important . But as Conexa Saúde is a telemedicine platform, here we will focus on health as a key part of quality of life.
Although ‘being healthy’ is also a relative concept, it is unanimous that everyone should value physical and mental well-being . You have certainly heard the phrases from the elderly: “He who is healthy has everything ” and “Health cannot be bought ”.
It is interesting to observe in these sayings the counterpoint with income, as if health were something apart from the external environment.
“Those who are healthy have everything” – but to be healthy first, you need to live in a place with basic sanitation , without violence and with qualified care.
“Health cannot be bought” – but when it fails, treatment in a private hospital , with doctors and state-of-the-art equipment and without huge queues, costs money .
What is, after all, quality of life?
It is concluded, therefore, that the concept of quality of life permeates practical and more playful definitions .
However, while society is marked by a social abyss , it becomes impossible to think of quality of life as something just personal.
Quality of life is having such a good income, education and health structure that your concern will only be to digress about the beauties of life.