Should whoever the poem is written about be content?

     The poem "How is Your Heart" is written about a man who some people might say has a life that sucks. He is a homeless alcoholic that lives with whores and wakes up in a random place with no memory of the night before. Some people would say that he should be content with his life considering his father was also a jobless alcoholic who abused him and his mother. Some people would argue that he could be content with the life he is living considering he had a horrible childhood, but I think that he should not be content with his life. He can always strive for more. There are many successful people that worked their way to the top.

     When I say more, I don't just mean money. I am also talking about healthy relationships with other people. It's human nature to interact with other people and one could say that he has never really experienced a good relationship because of his father's abuse, but just because he has never experienced a healthy relationship, but that doesn't mean he should never have good relationships with anyone.

     Having healthy relationships with people might have helped out whoever the poem was written a lot because there are many benefits mentally, physically, and emotionally. It makes people a lot happier and eases stress. Social connections with others actually increases people's odds of survival by 50%. That shows how important it is to have healthy relationships with other people. Relationships provide a level of protection and they actually make you feel richer. The National Bureau of Economic Research did a survey and found that 5,000 people thought doubling their friend group gave the same result on a person's wellbeing as increasing their income by 50%! It's not only good for us to have social connections but it's actually also harmful to not have any. Little to no social connection with others is equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes a day, more damaging than not exercising, and twice as harmful as obesity.

     Good social connections and healthy relationships could improve the life of the person this poem is written about. Healthy relationships give people a sense of meaning and purpose that wills them

to take good care of themselves as well. There are many benefits to having good relationships with others and even health risks to not having social connections with people. If the person had healthy relationships, he could be not only content but happy and I think even with his horrible childhood, he could strive for improving his life now.