Of Marriage and Single Life

Central Arguement: When you are young, you should contribute something to society and when you become old, you should marry and produce children

 

There are two types of life in this world: unmarried and married life. According to essay on Of marriage and Single Life, Francis Bacon reveals the importance of unmarried and married life as they both contribute to society in a different way. He states that unmarried men are essential in terms of contribution to society as they can challenge something new and strive to achieve. On the other hand, he states that married life is just as important as unmarried life because they are the one who produces children. Therefore, we as a society should strive to achieve goals and contribute to society when we are young and have a family when we become old.

 

My dad always tells me this: “This is the very time.” He is right when he said that now is the time for me to explore and challenge. In life, there is always right time for what we should do. When we are kids, our duty is to go out and play with other friends. When we become high school student, it is our duty to play less and study harder than before to get in to good colleges. When we go to colleges, we should learn specific skills in a particular area to get ready to stand in society. When we graduate, we should then use our skills that we learned in college to bring changes for the people, the nation, and the world. However, when we become old, it is our duty to marry and produce children who will also go through the process I explained above. I believe this is the universal principle to regulate the world.

 

            “The most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty,” said Francis Bacon. In this phrase, liberty can be best described as freedom and autonomy. This is the only time when we can decide and behave based on what we think. Once we are married, we have to discuss with our partner and live for our children. That is the reason why Francis Bacon said, “certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men.” Therefore, we should we should contribute something to society when we have “liberty.”

 

Age is not just an indication to show us how old we are. Age is like an instruction to teach us what we should do. If we are true civilians and noble citizens, then it is our responsibility to live both a single and married life as Francis Bacon said.