Many wise people have observed that the curse of our generation is our busy-ness. So many things to do, so many deadlines, always driven to do more, be more, and have more, but do we really move ahead being stuck in this dynamic? Do we derive any true satisfaction from the work that we do?
I would offer this definition of success. Success is finding something that you love to do so much, you would do it for free, then learning to do it so well that people will pay you well to do it.
According to Kahlil Gibran,
“Work is love made visible.
And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.
For if you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man’s hunger.
And if you grudge the crushing of the grapes, your grudge distills a poison in the wine.
And if you sing though as angels, and love not the singing, you muffle man’s ears to the voices of the day and the voices of the night”
Just a little something to ponder… It might serve us well to re-examine our priorities.
Lynn “lynnibug” Rios
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I’m soooo lovin’ this post. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming! 🙂
Very well said. This is so true. You really have to truly enjoy what you do or you will definitely put out bitter vibes.
Great post.
What a wonderful and thought provoking post Lynn…why struggle doing something you hate to do! That only means that it will not be done with full focus nor true commitment from the heart.
I guess I agree with what you are saying although I don’t want too :p