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Thu Jul-21-11 02:37 PM
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32. Slightly different meaning of the word life.

But yes within that context. But that isn't the 'life' we are told we should have, and the elite are too caught up in power trips to see the other side of life. And a life should include leisure and time for family, not work work work. You are NOT your function in the world. And you really have to step outside the system to get a real life.

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-How do you make a living and how do you make a life?	eilen	Jul-21-11 01:22 PM	#0
- Capitalism makes wage slaves of us all.	dbonds	Jul-21-11 01:26 PM	#1
- +1	Deep13	Jul-21-11 01:28 PM	#2
- Everyone has a life	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:06 PM	#13
- Slightly different meaning of the word life.	dbonds	Jul-21-11 02:37 PM	#32
- Bullshit	Rebubula	Jul-21-11 02:20 PM	#22
- Blinders are a wonderful thing.	dbonds	Jul-21-11 02:33 PM	#28
- Many people believe the word "blinders" simply means	LanternWaste	Jul-21-11 03:32 PM	#46
- Precisely. (There are people on this board who make Bill O'Reilly appear self-deprecating.)	11 Bravo	Jul-21-11 04:26 PM	#63
- agreed, 100 percent....	mike_c	Jul-21-11 02:36 PM	#30
- Living has always required work	Abq_Sarah	Jul-21-11 03:23 PM	#43
- But the person "worked for" may not have to work. That is where the	jtuck004	Jul-21-11 03:40 PM	#48
- lol	dionysus	Jul-21-11 03:41 PM	#49
- I'm afraid you didn't get the point.	dbonds	Jul-21-11 04:16 PM	#60
- What animal doesn't spend life in search of food?	One_Life_To_Give	Jul-22-11 06:06 AM	#74
- I live in a Sweetie-centric universe.	Deep13	Jul-21-11 01:30 PM	#3
- Good luck with your new job!	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:21 PM	#23
- What new job? I'm going back to school as a student.	Deep13	Jul-21-11 04:08 PM	#55
- LOL I should say new career! but school is work too. nt	eilen	Jul-21-11 04:17 PM	#62
- I was a social worker by education but I made a living taking care	jwirr	Jul-21-11 01:34 PM	#4
- I make a living paying invoices.	RaleighNCDUer	Jul-21-11 01:36 PM	#5
- Well, your life is what you make it	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:01 PM	#12
- I (will start) work as a history professor.	a la izquierda	Jul-21-11 01:36 PM	#6
- I like all those things too!	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:20 PM	#21
- My dogs keep me very grounded.	a la izquierda	Jul-21-11 03:14 PM	#41
- Typesetting and Friends	LanternWaste	Jul-21-11 01:39 PM	#7
- I used to be a typesetter for 30 monthly outdoors magazines.	RebelOne	Jul-21-11 02:40 PM	#33
- We do print advertisements for medium to small businesses	LanternWaste	Jul-21-11 03:36 PM	#47
- Yes, it was wonderful company to work with.	RebelOne	Jul-21-11 04:09 PM	#56
- Your post is inspirational. Too many people go through life	lumpy	Jul-21-11 01:40 PM	#8
- I've been a mainframe system programmer for almost 39 years and love every minute of it. I've	sinkingfeeling	Jul-21-11 01:41 PM	#9
- You're truly ahead of the game because you know there is a difference.	Solly Mack	Jul-21-11 01:44 PM	#10
- Thanks. I have been very broke and worried in the past	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:34 PM	#29
- I'm in Louisiana now.	Solly Mack	Jul-21-11 02:44 PM	#36
- I've always been a writer to make a living.	MineralMan	Jul-21-11 01:47 PM	#11
- Wow, MineralMan, same answer!	SteppingRazor	Jul-21-11 02:12 PM	#15
- Wow. I love writing but am not disciplined.	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:14 PM	#16
- Well, one thing's for sure: It's a lousy way to go if you'd like	MineralMan	Jul-21-11 02:16 PM	#17
- That is why I told my son to study and work at what he loves	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:23 PM	#25
- Very wise of you to do that. Your son may not be rich, but	MineralMan	Jul-21-11 02:24 PM	#26
- It is like this, when I was young	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:47 PM	#37
- Nothing's certain. That's for sure.	MineralMan	Jul-21-11 02:53 PM	#38
- I make a living writing. I make a life ... um... writing.	SteppingRazor	Jul-21-11 02:11 PM	#14
- I enjoy writing but have not had the discipline	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:17 PM	#18
- Sometimes I still have a passion for it, but mostly, I have deadlines.	SteppingRazor	Jul-21-11 02:22 PM	#24
- Small world, eh?	MineralMan	Jul-21-11 02:17 PM	#19
- Retired Employee Assistance counselor. Life? My wife, books (lots of books), and cats.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Jul-21-11 02:19 PM	#20
- university prof, scientist, artist, and builder....	mike_c	Jul-21-11 02:31 PM	#27
- You are quite the Renaissance Man!	eilen	Jul-21-11 02:36 PM	#31
- that's a long story...	mike_c	Jul-21-11 03:02 PM	#40
- I work for my parents' business. I have no life of my own.	Initech	Jul-21-11 02:42 PM	#34
- I crunch data and argue about boring things to make a living.	dmallind	Jul-21-11 02:44 PM	#35
- I used to negotiate contracts for the Government	ThomWV	Jul-21-11 03:01 PM	#39
- I teach to make a living.	LWolf	Jul-21-11 03:16 PM	#42
- I'm sorry you are having such a tough time.	eilen	Jul-21-11 03:56 PM	#53
- If I could find	LWolf	Jul-22-11 01:05 PM	#75
- I'm retired.	H2O Man	Jul-21-11 03:29 PM	#44
- Wow! I live in the Northeast	eilen	Jul-21-11 04:05 PM	#54
- Yes.	H2O Man	Jul-21-11 09:28 PM	#70
- I worked as a cook for about 15 years but I went back to school and now I'm a librarian.	RandomKoolzip	Jul-21-11 03:31 PM	#45
- Lol. I worked in social services for 20+ years and now I'm a cook	cali	Jul-21-11 03:41 PM	#50
- That's awesome! I still enjoy cooking - for my girlfriend or for small	RandomKoolzip	Jul-21-11 03:49 PM	#52
- That sounds fantastic. I'm glad you're doing what you love.	cali	Jul-21-11 06:16 PM	#68
- What is your specialty?	eilen	Jul-21-11 04:12 PM	#58
- Libraries are the best places.	eilen	Jul-21-11 04:15 PM	#59
- I buy and sell ranches and farms.	Gregorian	Jul-21-11 03:42 PM	#51
- It sounds like a peaceful life	eilen	Jul-21-11 04:12 PM	#57
- Plus I get to spend a ton of time on a tractor.	Gregorian	Jul-21-11 04:36 PM	#64
- There are smaller and mid size cities with accessible country	eilen	Jul-21-11 06:48 PM	#69
- I've spent a lot of time on this.	Gregorian	Jul-21-11 10:22 PM	#71
- I hope you do off topic and continue --	eilen	Jul-22-11 04:53 AM	#72
- work in TV	guitar man	Jul-21-11 04:16 PM	#61
- I was a medical transcriptionist	InkAddict	Jul-21-11 05:05 PM	#65
- I'm a musician.	MilesColtrane	Jul-21-11 05:13 PM	#66
- I'm a rock star. And I'm in movies.	Shagbark Hickory	Jul-21-11 05:16 PM	#67
- Work is an endangered species in the current economy...	JCMach1	Jul-22-11 05:54 AM	#73

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