DQ: Is anything worse than futile, hopeless
labor?
To me, I would think that being in a position
where labor is not even an option would be a worse situation that being subject
to endless toil. This is something I’ve thought about before. In today’s
society, we find ourselves in the struggle of “working to live” turning into “living
to work.” There are many days where my first thoughts of the day are, “Do I
really have to go back to do this all day again?” On these days, my mother’s
voice can be heard in my head, “At least you can get up and work.” I know that
my toils in life have been nothing compared to conquering a mountain repeatedly
with a boulder, nor are my days of labor innumerable, but, for an instant, my
mountain is just as imposing. And yet, while I complain about having to wake up
early and go make my meager amount of money, there are those on this Earth who
have no choice but to stay in bed, simply because that is where they must live
their lives. While I lament to myself about how nice it would be to just sleep
all day, others pray that they can one day stand up and engage in some sort of
labor. So yes, I believe that one thing worse than futile, hopeless labor would
be eternal immobility. I would rather push a boulder for eternity than sit and
stare at a ceiling for the same duration.
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