Hmmm.... More and more now I wonder about work, is it now an end in itself , sometimes worshiped. It's sort of amazing, i am always fascinated by the American view of work , it's just so big and features so strongly hmmmmm ...
For lots of people work is a drag for others an addiction or escape some are lucky enough to have chosen rewarding work. whats rewarding work .. well when you can see the results perhaps even feel the results, you may have created something, made a unique contribution. Most work is repetitive, with lots of wasted time and effort. Two years ago a farmer called down to me and asked me to help him, he had an old finger-bar mower and wanted to fix it to cut some rushes. We eventually fitted a new blade and then went on to the next job. The cow was walking into his back garden and he wanted to fence her out, we cut down a few bushes and put them in the gap. This brought us to lunchtime.
The next day i met the farmer and asked how things were going. Well the mower broke again half way down the first pass of the field and then the cow broke through the bushes and into the garden.
This was a half day's work down the drain and the farmer may even have felt stressed with his workload. Different perspectives.
Did you ever notice the walk of people with different professions, the 'important person' walk the 'I'm busy person' walk. People take on the persona of their work... All a bit odd
Work probably started as the means to provide food and shelter, perhaps betterment , building an enhanced physical future. Then somewhere it just got out of control and we lost the plot.
Hmmm ... must cook dinner
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