In Greek mythology, Pandora is given a jar which she is instructed never to open. However, ruled by curiosity, Pandora decides to peek into the jar. Opening it, she releases all the world's evils. Hate, crime, jealousy, and work. That's right, in Greek mythology 'work' is seen as one of the evils of the world. Greek philosophers believed that manual labour to be menial. Gnostics believed anything physical is demeaning.
Is this your attitude toward work? If so, you may have to adjust your thinking.
In the Judeo-Christian tradition, work is a divine privilege. God Himself worked to create, even getting dirt under His fingernails to make the pinnacle of creation, humankind, and gave them the responsibility to continue working - and this was BEFORE evil had entered the world.
Philosophy has taught us to avoid work, to distain work. 'I don't wanna work, I just wanna bang on the drum all day'. But humans are made to work, to find our sense of purpose and accomplishment in what we do, to 'give of ourselves' to our job, to the world, to society, and to find our humanity in that. Rest itself means nothing if not to have something to rest FROM, and to rest in preparation FOR.
How you or I think about work will affect HOW we work, how we job search, how we present ourselves, our attitude, our lives. Over a third of your life will be spent working. Is that a waste of your time, or is it a worthwhile expenditure and investment? The answer to that is found not in the type of work you do, but in your attitude towered work itself.
Think about it.
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