Today's
Meditation:
These
are such simple lines here, but they're so difficult to
follow and put into practice, especially when we talk
about jobs and ways that we make our livings. The
simple fact is that most of us end up doing work that
we've taken because it was there and available to us,
whether or not it was work that we truly loved
doing. I can't even begin to count how many people
I've talked to who are doing work that they don't love--
that they don't even like-- but who feel stuck where
they are because they need to pay bills and to have money
for all of the expenses in life.
Because
they don't like what they're doing, what are the chances
that they'll put everything they have into it?
Obviously, there's almost no chance at all that this will
happen, which is quite a shame because they're in a
vicious circle that will never end: how can you even
start to like a job that you're not willing to give
everything to?
Many
people find hobbies that they truly love, and they put
their non-work hours into their hobbies, which is a great
way to compromise. Other people, though, just go
along disliking what they do, and putting little to nothing into it.
I
hope that if I ever end up doing work that holds
absolutely no gratification for me, I'll be able to take
the risk and quit it, and move on to something that brings
me more of a sense of accomplishment. I hope that
I'll always be able to give all that I have to whatever
work that I do. Because if I don't, then I'll
probably fall into the same trap that so many people fall
into: blaming my job, not my own lack of effort, for
my dissatisfaction.
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