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Wed May-24-06 01:51 PM
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| 11. Accepting one's lot is the clincher |
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You can't succeed under those terms - those who work their way to success don't accept their lot. Bryant Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com |
| -What do you think about work? |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:30 PM |
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Compassionate philosophy suggests we live to work... not work to live. |
HypnoToad |
May-24-06 01:32 PM |
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So you are saying people should be more inspired by their jobs? |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:35 PM |
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I'd say all of the above... |
Virginia Dare |
May-24-06 01:38 PM |
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and how one defines success. n/t |
Finder |
May-24-06 01:47 PM |
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I meant material/social, not spiritual nt |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:48 PM |
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I meant material/social as well... |
Finder |
May-24-06 02:13 PM |
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Relative success is more relevant in this culture. |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:17 PM |
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Good point, especially since I am a relativist... |
Finder |
May-24-06 02:23 PM |
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Is that your definition of success? |
bananas |
May-24-06 02:28 PM |
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When we talk about "successful people" |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:38 PM |
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I don't consider the ultra rich as successful... |
Finder |
May-24-06 03:01 PM |
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Are you Calvinist or Lutheran? nt |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 03:48 PM |
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Work is GREAT if it brings you joy |
MADem |
May-24-06 01:39 PM |
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What about welfare, then? |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:47 PM |
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Like an ant colony... |
Virginia Dare |
May-24-06 01:54 PM |
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Hell, I'd venture to say there's work in breeding |
MADem |
May-24-06 02:28 PM |
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The hardest work, to me, is raising kids and keeping house |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:32 PM |
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Even harder... |
Virginia Dare |
May-24-06 02:37 PM |
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Maybe they hate to work because they haven't found joy |
MADem |
May-24-06 02:27 PM |
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Maybe in a big city, with internet access and a bachelor's degree, |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:29 PM |
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A bit of education could put them ahead of that curve |
MADem |
May-24-06 02:37 PM |
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Work is highly overated. |
sallyseven |
May-24-06 01:48 PM |
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When people trumpet about how hard they worked and thus |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:50 PM |
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Hard work is good. |
tenshi816 |
May-24-06 01:48 PM |
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Let me guess... |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:51 PM |
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I hadn't thought about that really. |
tenshi816 |
May-24-06 02:50 PM |
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Accepting one's lot is the clincher |
bryant69 |
May-24-06 01:51 PM |
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Smashing windows and robbing stores = not accepting one's lot. |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 01:53 PM |
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Nope, those two both seem like losing propositions |
bryant69 |
May-24-06 01:55 PM |
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Not for a lot of people, and that's the point. nt |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:00 PM |
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Yeah. |
bryant69 |
May-24-06 02:05 PM |
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Wow... |
Virginia Dare |
May-24-06 02:10 PM |
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Some of the hardest jobs pay the least, unfortunately. |
SmokingJacket |
May-24-06 02:02 PM |
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Unfortunately, those of us who chose friends/families/life over $$$ |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:03 PM |
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I would add to the list... |
Virginia Dare |
May-24-06 02:12 PM |
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In my long and illustrious working career I've only had one boss who... |
maveric |
May-24-06 02:06 PM |
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A bad habit. But, since retirement I'm recovering from it. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-24-06 02:13 PM |
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Work should be eliminated |
DireStrike |
May-24-06 02:26 PM |
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Well, laborers with robots is already happening |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:31 PM |
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I'd rather be writing... |
Mythsaje |
May-24-06 02:31 PM |
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I have been, but not the stuff I want to write exactly |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:33 PM |
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What do you want to write? |
Finder |
May-24-06 02:35 PM |
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Fiction nt |
Jed Dilligan |
May-24-06 02:39 PM |
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I have deadlines now... |
Mythsaje |
May-24-06 02:53 PM |
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Work is the curse of the drinking classes. |
kwassa |
May-24-06 03:13 PM |
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