Work
life balance – the term raises some disquieting thoughts.
1. If work is distinct from
life, are they mutually exclusive?
If yes, what a pass we
have come to! “Life” is what we enjoy doing, and aspire to do, and “work”
possibly a means to keep us alive and facilitate the execution of “life”.
Isn’t it ideal for us to
love our work, such that it is integral to life (what we enjoy doing, etc.)?
Or is this a matter of
balance between a subset (work) and the superset (life)?
2. Is
it work’s role to be tedious, or at least grim, such that if it isn’t, you say,
“This is fun. It doesn’t feel like work at all!”?
3. Or
do we abide by “work is worship”, in which case it is to be solemn and
approached with spirituality, or at least tedious and grim, so that it isn’t
confused with fun?
These life questions may require some working out, not guaranteed to be fun.
2 comments:
We all need a Great Enemy. It gives us the feeling of being a warrior. Modern life is cushy. A cushy job, becomes a good punching bag - a foe to be in battle with. :) I of course hate working for simpler reasons - it interferes with my internet time.
On the other hand, I know a few people who have been lucky enough to enjoy working. Absolute psychopaths who love chasing money, but lacking in all other pursuits. No music, no romance, no doing nothing. Ka-ching over i-ching.
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