Without Work All Life Goes Rotten...
Feb 18, 2016 08:02:18 #
Don G. Dinsdale
Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)
Without Work All Life Goes Rotten. ----- Albert Camus
Most would not think of work as winning a prize. That is often due to the concept we have of work.
Work can be that of an artist, the work of creation. Such work is not the response to a whistle or the boring activity that follows a punched time card. Creative work is the fullest human expression of being alive. It comes from the inside out and has no boss other than an inner demand to create a thing of beauty that previously did not exist.
The primary task of human beings is to creatively work at making our lives a remarkable thing of beauty. Whether we be butcher, baker, or candlestick maker there is always the opportunity to make a truly creative effort of a life's work by pounding out our dents and polishing that which is already beautiful. When we understand that life is the medium and we are the canvas, our efforts to improve become an exciting challenge rather than a boring task. Am I ready for the challenge ??
I am grateful to have the opportunity and the strength to do good work. I will not resent my job. I see my work as an opportunity to create or co-create.
Most would not think of work as winning a prize. That is often due to the concept we have of work.
Work can be that of an artist, the work of creation. Such work is not the response to a whistle or the boring activity that follows a punched time card. Creative work is the fullest human expression of being alive. It comes from the inside out and has no boss other than an inner demand to create a thing of beauty that previously did not exist.
The primary task of human beings is to creatively work at making our lives a remarkable thing of beauty. Whether we be butcher, baker, or candlestick maker there is always the opportunity to make a truly creative effort of a life's work by pounding out our dents and polishing that which is already beautiful. When we understand that life is the medium and we are the canvas, our efforts to improve become an exciting challenge rather than a boring task. Am I ready for the challenge ??
I am grateful to have the opportunity and the strength to do good work. I will not resent my job. I see my work as an opportunity to create or co-create.
Feb 18, 2016 08:49:34 #
Prisons uses inmate's jobs as a reward and take them away as a punishment.
Feb 20, 2016 08:43:53 #
Actually, the opposite is true. Most inmates are happy to not have to work repetitive manual labor jobs for 10 to 15 cents an hour, when they can read and sleep instead. For punishment, prisons put inmates into solitary where there is no one to talk to and time passes very slowly.
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