LIFE WITHOUT WORK
Life without work is a curse. It means no activity involving
mental or physical effort to spend one’s time usefully.
Work is occupation, employment, profession, service, job,
duty and livelihood, etc.
The Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) said: A
man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
The American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford (1863-1947) believed that he who would really
benefit mankind must reach them through their work.
There is no doubt that
those who do not do some sort of profitable work become parasites. They have to
beg for alms for the necessaries of their day–to-day life.
God has
made every person capable of doing some work. There are thousands of fields in
which people can engage themselves and spend their time profitably.
To use one’s
talents productively, one has to select a suitable field of work. No work is
mean or undignified.
There is a famous
proverb which says ‘work is worship’. It means all work is significant and
deserves to be treated with respect and devotion.
The American politician, academic, and jurist Charles Evans
Hughes (1862-1948) said: I believe in hard work and long hours of work. Men do
not break down from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
Hard work with time to spare for rest and relaxation provides
sound sleep. Finish your day’s work, get tired and go to bed with words of
gratitude to God.
According to the 30th U.S. President Calvin
Coolidge (1872-1933) : All growth depends upon activity. There is no
development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
Work is not a curse; it is a prerogative of intelligence, the only means to
manhood, and the measure of civilization.
Finally, this short sentence: There is no substitute for hard
work.
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G.R.Kanwal
28 Feb 2025
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