My so called life

January 23, 2008

What’s in a Job, huh?

Filed under: Personal — by dacostad @ 4:37 pm
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What’s in a job, huh?  What’s in it but the money? Why do we set ourselves up so that we have to work for our entire lives? Are we mentally stunted? Are we evolving – or are we in a constant state of de-evolution? What’s the difference between this job and the next… or how about the one’s before? People. Pay. Pressure. Have these become the Puppeteers of our life? What about Purpose? Persistence? And you know you want Pleasure… Free will is your power. We are slaves to much – but moreso to our lifestyle than anything else. Would you live in one room for a year in order to travel the world the next? One year. Would you move in with your family for 3 years to complete your education? To pay off your bills? Many us of simply cannot. Families cannot choose to move three – four or even two people – wherever they choose. Have you ever had the courage to change – to become who you really want to be? To let go mentally of all that binds you? To close your eyes and bid it farewell even though when you open them – these things are still there? They are still there – but they have no hold over  you. You can walk away if you have to – and never regret the day you purchased them. After all – one day you will certainly leave them behind.  Working for a salary is a reality – but it can be unproductive. It must not be the start and finish of your day. It must not be the ‘be all’ and ‘end all’ of what you consider to be a ‘career’ … let there be that which you do and that which you are. If they must be separate things – let them be. And for those who have the blessing of both – may God continue to grant you favour.

3 Comments »

  1. We talked about this before and I agree completely. It’s all about the lifestyle trying to be upheld. Just to add a bit more insight; In order to be truly happy you need to understand what you and your family truly needs. In addition, are your wants a result of keeping up with the joneses?

    It’s my opinion that we should keep true to ourselves,

    Comment by Andre — January 23, 2008 @ 5:53 pm |Reply

  2. Hi Denise, I have left job one year back because of my baby. Now I can understand what job really means. Yes, sometimes you do feel unproductive and monotonous while working but it is still better then to work at home. You still be paid for the unproductive work but at home, you do all the work free of cost :) and that is also without appreciation.

    Comment by Nidhi — January 24, 2008 @ 8:09 am |Reply

  3. Nidhi, thank you for taking the time to comment. You have inspired my next posting about the existence in the privatesphere. Stay tuned…

    Comment by dacostad — January 24, 2008 @ 6:17 pm |Reply


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