Comments | ca_tharsis_: Ease, the Myth of Hard Work

ca_tharsis_

Ease, the Myth of Hard Work

May 30, 2015 13:26

This is for all the hard working people out there. We come from certain thinking, thinking that places the value of a human being on how hard that person can work and earn their keep. It's taught as a great work ethic, but it sure sounds like slavery to me, (all races and cultures suffered for that, not trying to bring anyone down). So we only ( Read more... )

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talullahred May 30 2015, 18:58:38 UTC

Sometimes I think something along those lines, especially as I grow older and especially after reading a few things that Pope Francis said about how self-worth cannot be tied to ability and productivity. But, I need money, so I can't think about that too often lest I get depressed. ;)

Anyway, glad to see you around.

ca_tharsis_ May 31 2015, 01:48:49 UTC

Hey Talullah ( ... )

moth2fic May 31 2015, 11:34:56 UTC

I think that almost desperate puritan work ethic is mostly an American mindset? Not saying we don't have it over here, we do, but there's a great deal of admiration for people who have found either smarter or alternative ways of living. Plus an intense drive to emulate them. That's particularly the case today, as opposed to about fifty years ago.

ca_tharsis_ May 31 2015, 13:47:07 UTC

Hi Moth, mid and low income Americans are filled with this thinking, but I spoke with a person from Portugal who identifies with it also. We, as Americans, know there must be a better way, but working class people don't know how to create it in practical terms. The fear of poverty is just too strong and there is no system in place that supports "less work-adequate money" thinking. Basic needs being met are a huge problem if you do not work for the money and are not wealthy. Other countries may think that we're just greedy, but if you don't work, you don't have anything to form secure daily living with. (People who recieve government assistance must often try to compensate in other ways).

I wrote the article above because my thinking has changed enough to bring me good fortune and I want to help other people dissolve the old thinking that has them stuck in unhappy situations. Thanks for commenting. Feel free to tell me more about how this is managed in your culture.

BH

ca_tharsis_ May 31 2015, 13:47:37 UTC

Love the cat in glasses!

moth2fic May 31 2015, 14:02:56 UTC

Have a geeky cat again ( ... )

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aliensouldream May 31 2015, 22:52:19 UTC

I really applaud and agree with this. We often hear 'life is unfair' but what is really meant is that life is uneven, inexplicably random, variously difficult or easy. We have to go with the flow much more and realise our efforts do not always or often control the outcome.

ca_tharsis_ June 1 2015, 04:25:02 UTC

Thank you. People don't understand themselves. They know what they feel, but they don't understand how those feelings react in time and space to become events. So it all seems painfully unfair. But once you learn how your mind works, you see that
you have a better deal than you thought.

I highly recommend the book I mentioned, The Nature of Personal Reality. It was one of the first books to help me question what reality is, and provided more satisfying answers than anyone could give me. People may not be able to control reality, but they have a lot of persuaision over it, if they will only study this. Thanks for your comments.