“To work – to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do”- Katherine Mansfield.
Do you share the idealistic notion of work expressed in the statement above? How do you personally view work? Do you perhaps feel that work is a long, dark tunnel between leisurely weekends? Or is it a passion that borders on addiction? For most people, the largest segment of their waking hours is devoted to work. Work may determine where we live and what kind of lifestyle we have. From young adulthood to retirement, many find that work is a single pursuit that most dominates thier lives. Some of us get great personal satisfaction from our labour; others measure the value of work by income or prestige while some still see work as no more than a time filler or even a time waster.
There are those who work to live and those who live to work; others die at their work or die because of thier work.
In a world where many toil for long hours, it is useful to distinguish between hard workers and workaholics. Many workaholics see the workplace as a haven in a dangerous, unpredictable world; the industrious experience work as an essential and sometimes fulfilling obligation. Workaholics allow work to crowd out all other aspects of life; hard workers know when to turn off the computer, to switch gears mentally, and to be present bodily in all aspects. Modern day society blurs the line between workaholics and hard workers as it puts overwork in the spot light. When any place can be the work place and anytime can be the work time, some people will work themselves to death.
How can we react to such an unwholesome attitude and how can we gain a balanced view of work? Are there any principles that can help us face the challenges of the modern workplace successfully? If there are, don’t fail to applly them.
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