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Hi Gantob,
I have a question that I would like to submit, and my question is:
Is work important for the soul? Is work important to keep you grounded?
Sometimes I really hate my job and it can feel so draining, depressing and pointless and it takes up most of my week leaving me with only two days where I can actually do the things that I enjoy doing. But if I didn’t have to work – if all of my time was actually mine – would I lose touch with reality?
Yours,
Tim (names may have been changed)
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No Tim, you would not.
For the last 5 years of my working life I felt the same. Only one thing kept me working, money. When I stopped, early in the pandemic, my time became my own and I surprised myself by how easily I filled it, even with all the restrictions. First all the odd jobs, fixing, tidying, stuff I never did because the 2 free days were too precious to spend on “homework”. Then it moved on to doing stuff for myself, reawakening dormant interests. Then we could travel. Then I did stuff for other people. There’s something innate in us all that makes us feel good to help someone else, no matter how small the deed. And then shit happened and now I care. That’s considered work by those who are paid to do it, but I just call it love. The point is there is always something to keep you grounded, interested and occupied. Reality is inescapable. Even sleep, dreams or substance abuse can only give you a temporary break.
The other thing I realised, too late, is the value of time. We all think we have enough and that belief can be cruelly destroyed in an instant. I wish now that I hadn’t spent those last 5 years in wage slavery doing stuff I didn’t care about. I should have quit, done something I enjoyed and lived in the moment without worrying about money and planning for a future that will not now happen.
Pursue happiness.
JR.
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