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| To Live Is To Work? |
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| By Al Maerina | |
| Saturday, 31 January 2009 | |
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I guess too many people are really working hard enough to make a living. And in order to live, one should really have to take the pitfall of going to work. This life's instance is a painstaking reality for most us. It's a daily struggle, an everyday human living's obstacles. And yet, we have no other choice but to just follow the flow. But how if you have landed in a job that you don't really like to perform? Well, it's a personal issue someone has to think deeply and get a remedy. Living in the modern days always has an equivalent price amount. Good location, great nature's view, peaceful community, commuter's accessibilities, interesting activities outside, and even good-looking people walking around you, just name it - these are what you have to pay for living in such a conditional benefits of life. Wherever you go, you'll be haunted to pull something out from your wallet. Right? Living a good life is too pricy these days, I can tell. Sometimes we keep asking ourselves a big 'Why?'.. Why do we need to get up and work? Why can't we just sit down and relax in the comfort of our home? Then we can ask and complain more about this - on and on, and on.. Well, I guess this is an indolent's perception, totally a negative point of view. We want to live in this world, so therefore we have to work. That's the basic principle as it is. People have a lot of stories to share in terms of sentimental stress at work life. Whether that maybe a cause of a road traffic condition, distance, mismanagement, fuel hikes, office environment, wage issues, or simply just a work ethic dysfuntionality. In long effect, our attitudes change, we get short-tempered patience and frustrate about what we're doing regularly. In my own personal case, I fall in 2 major complaints. The distance and the wage (of course!). Geeesh, it's hard to be away from your family. Can you imagine sleeping overnight in the row seats at the airport terminal just to wait for the opening of the next train service? Then walk for another quarter of a mile, crawling up to that highland village. But hey, come on, I need a job out here! Although sometimes we fail to be more productive and end up being frustrated, but here's a good news - God's love never fail on us. Appreciate each given day or even hour in our life, and never just take it for granted. Be thankful enough as we have our own abilities to do something worthy, big or small. Even if we don't get the right compensation and benefits at work and in our present life situation, therefore, think of a wonderful reward we already possessed. And that is the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here's an enlightening passage to inspire. Taken from the book of Lamentation 3:22-23 (NIV) , "Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Getting sicked and tired of doing your work is just a plain bad habit. A state of mind's regression, and that could never really ease down the troublesome. Instead, find a better solution. Why not complain and just strive to move on your life with confidence and satisfaction? Well, if you want to - take a short stop at the gas station's store and buy one or two of lottery tickets. Who knows maybe you may hit it right. Then next week, you'll be cruising into that isle of traffic with pockets full of gold. By which, what we commonly referred to as - 'the struck of luck'. (Hmmm.. still, I hate the Mondays..) |
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