Sparky Kronkite
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Work? Work does not necessarily pertain to, "a job," but it can. Work can take place "in play" as well as in a job. A job though, most often involves work, usually hard work, in one way or the other - physically, mentally or even both.
Play, even when it's work, is most often fun in one way or the other - physically, mentally and yes, both.
Most of us work at jobs. Most of us are not fortunate enough to work at play, have some fun and still provide - or "make a living." Most profession/occupations are not even remotely set-up for us to have fun - to have any play.
Very, very few - artistic endeavors being the most obvious possibilities - professions contain elements of fun/play - though even professions with large elements of play involved (like creative jobs) can become work and therefore, eventually jobs.
And jobs most often denote, not only work - but entrapment. Once an adult (I say adult because I don't know of many children capable of these concepts) makes some sort of life-decision on a profession/occupation - pursues it and eventually finds, due to many other adult factors (children/family/health and education responsibilities/accrued benefits/financial security/retirement) - that they must "remain" in that job, doing that work, investing that time, in that occupation - (even though the fucking hate it) - that they are - in essence trapped. They find that it simply an most often, does not make sense to change careers and risk loosing everything they've accrued over time. They feel trapped.
And this is life - part of it anyway.
I've never taken a casual poll - but my guess is that far more than 99% of us - to a large degree - feel trapped within our occupation. And that a large percentage of us, at times, and fairly frequently - hate our jobs.
I find this to be a shame. I ask myself why life has developed this way. I tend to blame it on misdirected, lost, and deviant prioritization of basic life desires. Morals if you will. Why is it that things like success, wealth, and power have found their way to be so high, so important on most of our life to-do lists?
But I digress.
I do tend to be a positive person. I always look for the silver lining and yes - my job - does have a bright silver lining. But, but, but - do I want to come in here every day, put up with the same political bullshit, deal with the same egotistical assholes, etc., - every day? Wouldn't I rather be playing with my newborn son? Wouldn't I rather spend time with my two older boys helping them with their home work and playing some sports with them. Would I rather be writing, painting, composing and playing music - and teaching my sons the same - everyday? Hell, I'd rather perform in the subway for spare change. (Something I have yet to do but will soon.) wouldn't I rather be working out and taking care of myself in a superior way? And wouldn't I like to share all this with my wife and make love to her as often as possible?
Of fucking course I would!
BUT FUCK NO!!!!!!!
Tell ya what - I don't even want to know about those of you who feel like I do, I know you're out there - I want to know about those who really love their jobs. The one's who like getting up and going in there and digging the whole thing.
Now this means, those of you - who really like yours jobs, and have liked them for a good amount of time. (Newness to a job is always kinda fun, that doesn't count, neither does making gobs of money - working at something you would dislike if you were getting meagerly paid and liking your job simply because it makes you rich is not, "likely your job," it's liking the money - an evil way to go by the way.) So let me know.
Who really likes their jobs and why? C'mon don't be shy. If I get no responses - my theory will have validity.
Who likes this shit? I do - it's the only thing I got.
Play, even when it's work, is most often fun in one way or the other - physically, mentally and yes, both.
Most of us work at jobs. Most of us are not fortunate enough to work at play, have some fun and still provide - or "make a living." Most profession/occupations are not even remotely set-up for us to have fun - to have any play.
Very, very few - artistic endeavors being the most obvious possibilities - professions contain elements of fun/play - though even professions with large elements of play involved (like creative jobs) can become work and therefore, eventually jobs.
And jobs most often denote, not only work - but entrapment. Once an adult (I say adult because I don't know of many children capable of these concepts) makes some sort of life-decision on a profession/occupation - pursues it and eventually finds, due to many other adult factors (children/family/health and education responsibilities/accrued benefits/financial security/retirement) - that they must "remain" in that job, doing that work, investing that time, in that occupation - (even though the fucking hate it) - that they are - in essence trapped. They find that it simply an most often, does not make sense to change careers and risk loosing everything they've accrued over time. They feel trapped.
And this is life - part of it anyway.
I've never taken a casual poll - but my guess is that far more than 99% of us - to a large degree - feel trapped within our occupation. And that a large percentage of us, at times, and fairly frequently - hate our jobs.
I find this to be a shame. I ask myself why life has developed this way. I tend to blame it on misdirected, lost, and deviant prioritization of basic life desires. Morals if you will. Why is it that things like success, wealth, and power have found their way to be so high, so important on most of our life to-do lists?
But I digress.
I do tend to be a positive person. I always look for the silver lining and yes - my job - does have a bright silver lining. But, but, but - do I want to come in here every day, put up with the same political bullshit, deal with the same egotistical assholes, etc., - every day? Wouldn't I rather be playing with my newborn son? Wouldn't I rather spend time with my two older boys helping them with their home work and playing some sports with them. Would I rather be writing, painting, composing and playing music - and teaching my sons the same - everyday? Hell, I'd rather perform in the subway for spare change. (Something I have yet to do but will soon.) wouldn't I rather be working out and taking care of myself in a superior way? And wouldn't I like to share all this with my wife and make love to her as often as possible?
Of fucking course I would!
BUT FUCK NO!!!!!!!
Tell ya what - I don't even want to know about those of you who feel like I do, I know you're out there - I want to know about those who really love their jobs. The one's who like getting up and going in there and digging the whole thing.
Now this means, those of you - who really like yours jobs, and have liked them for a good amount of time. (Newness to a job is always kinda fun, that doesn't count, neither does making gobs of money - working at something you would dislike if you were getting meagerly paid and liking your job simply because it makes you rich is not, "likely your job," it's liking the money - an evil way to go by the way.) So let me know.
Who really likes their jobs and why? C'mon don't be shy. If I get no responses - my theory will have validity.
Who likes this shit? I do - it's the only thing I got.
