So after one week on the 9-5 hustle, I’m definitely ready to retire to my private island in the Bahamas and sip iced tea all day. Unfortunately that dream is far away from being a reality. Every day I went to work I asked myself the same question, why am I doing this? And as sure as the sun rose every morning around 5 o clock my answer was sure to change. Some days my motivation were my five unborn children while other days it was becoming the head of a multinational corporation that deals in unique vacations for working class people as myself who can’t afford five star prices. All this lead me to the realization that some people work hard while others hardly work and yet seem to achieve much more. I envy not those that have “easy” jobs but applaud those who keep the wheels of production turning.
The gas station attendants who pump $150 worth of gas so the Manager can get to work in his SUV and then pumps $20 gas so the janitor/construction worker/taxi driver can get to his/her job to make a living. To the lady in the bread shop who dutifully dishes out her masterpieces for all to enjoy regardless of colour, creed, or position. To the bus driver who starts his day at 5am and finishes at 12am to ensure that those who really want to get there can get there. The list could go on and on until we have compiled a small book of working class positions.
They are the un-glorified and the taken for granted. The sometimes unrewarded and the most vulnerable of workers. Their blood sweat and tears have fueled our economy for centuries past and decades to come.
They are our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, neighbors, friends, wives and husbands. They are the glue that keeps the working world together and poverty out of the mouths of many a youth.
So the next time you’re tempted to blow a fuse at the cashier cashing your goods in the supermarket or the pump attendant at the gas station just remember that despite your position we’re all in this rat race called life trying to reach the same goal of a better life.
Oh, this is great! Seems so much like the way I think about it... To LIVE is to WORK!!!!
ReplyDeleteShawn, believe it or not you may be further down the road to success than you realize. Seems to me from reading some of this that you have maturity beyond yoru years and understanding of some depper level topics which most people live their entire lives never thinking about or reflecting on. Once you keep that level of perspective and conscienceness you should be fine.
ReplyDeleteAs far as work,one thing i have seen in the past years (seemed to have emegrged in tha past 8-10 years as society have undergorne some dratic change especially with the social media relm) is that young people seem to have a very different expectation post graduation. I have ran across many who think that once you graduate you should automatically be on the road to success with a mid level prominent job in a repretable company with an established salary of their satifiaction. There seems to be a sense of entitlement that with graduation this is basically a given and in its absence, young adults tend to act or feel that they are entitled to what they are seeking. Not saying this is teh case with you, in fact i see nothing to support that, but in your journey during this period it is helthy to be aware and keep in mind that the good old fashion road which requires patience and EARNING a good job in great company and making yoru way up, through that patience and with time, that which many think they are automatically entittled to, may be a more realistic and healthier outlook. IN FACT, ADOPTING THAT PHILOSOPHY may set you aprat from the others and help you establish a mor elong term, solid foundation that brings not just material success but depper level of personl fulfillment and a more realistic understanding and outlook of the world.