Work has been, from the beginning of time, something we did to live, to survive. We grew our food, built and maintained our homes and established our communities. We did what needed to be done, when it needed to be done and only then. There was no talk of overtime, double shifts, roster days off, penalty rates or time in lieu. Work was part of life, and tied right in with leisure. These days, work seems to have become and end in itself, a "good job" being something to aspire to. That good job of course pays well, giving us more money, enabling us to buy more and therefore ensuring we work longer and....STOP! It's a cycle, continuous and seductive - it's a trap.
Are we so controlled and influenced by money that we would subject ourselves on a daily basis to something we (for the most part) do not like? Think about that for a minute - it's insanity! Why would we do that to ourselves? It is destroying to our soul and detrimental to the vibrations of the entire human race.
My dream is to see communities make a comeback. Lot's of self reliant folks living in rural areas and working toward the good of the community at large. Children would grow up seeing this positive example that work is not something to resent or whinge about, or something to be controlled by. Work is a means to an end, a way of life. In my last article, the Continuum Concept, I spoke of the Yequana tribe. One very interesting point I noted from originally reading the book was that there is no Yequana word for "work". The entire concept of "work" as opposed to "leisure" is alien to them - it's all part of life. There is no separation from ones family, no traffic jams, no meetings. No overtime, no double pay; just doing what needs to be done. Sounds like my kind of heaven.
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