Is Life More of a Job?
By Shiva
@Shiva49 (26202)
Singapore
June 18, 2021 9:01am CST
Now I am into retirement and should be really retired, but am I?
Yes, I have more free time; no need to do others’ bidding and sort of my own boss. I had felt that way for the first time in my life.
However, as long as life exists in me I cannot wash off my hands off and live inside a cocoon. Okay, that may not be what life is about but then we still are answerable to family, society.
Our physical survival can never be far away from our thoughts. We need to put food on our table and that really consumes some time! Maybe, it is always at the back of our minds. We are not like other species to eat off nature directly. Lots of work involved. That “eats” into our time too.
Born a human is not that easy after all – birds look to have it easier and, maybe, animals too. No need to worry about healthcare facilities unless they are pets who are pampered! Do they also look forward to retirement?
There could be a reason for our supposed plight. "An idle mind is a devil’s workshop" is more pertinent to us as others seem to know how to spend their spare time without getting weighed down by it.
Not to forget, our thoughts about afterlife that can give us sleepless nights! Whether we really make the cut as everyone could have some lingering doubts!
What is your approach to life?
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18 responses
@DianneN (246849)
• United States
18 Jun 21
I don’t feel that way at all. I find life to be a joy and love living it. We have clothes on our backs, a roof over our head, plenty of food to eat, and no money worries. All I worry about is our health and safety and little things in life, because that’s my nature.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Jun 21
I have found that after we retired out life immediately filled up with things to do that we always wanted to do and I am busier than ever.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
21 Jun 21
True for me too.
As I was easing into retirement eleven years ago, I took to online sites.
That meant I had a comfort zone to spend as much time I had wanted.
I recall a comment here that he is so busy after retirement that he wonders how he ever found time to work earlier!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Jun 21
@Shiva49 I find that to be very true, I don't have enough time to work.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
20 Jun 21
@Nevena83 I tend to think so too.
We are given faculties to value add with our wise choices but we use them to hit each other below the belt, selective interpretation of scriptures to suit our selfish pursuits, overlook inconvenient truths. All the time we know what we do is against God's will.
We want to make merry and live as if there is no tomorrow. And some have a view we are after all human, and all will be forgiven!
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
18 Jun 21
I have always thought work is our companion. We therefore need to get to like what we are doing.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
19 Jun 21
For me, it depended on the work I had to do.
Most times, I had bottlenecks in the form of colleagues who stood in the way though they were a minority.
They are well out of my way now and I feel like a free bird though brought down to earth with a thud by an unseen enemy stalking us and holding us to ransom!
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
18 Jun 21
I worked for forty-five years though at a slower pace during the last fifteen years.
I made sure to have just enough to last my remaining years.
I went for balance in my life - office time for office work and at home for family.
Of course, we have to be a flexible at times.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
20 Jun 21
Yes and mine is full time not much rest
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@janethwayne (5193)
• Philippines
19 Jun 21
I think if you want to have a good living then you will really work hard to reach the goal. But if you want a simple kind and don't aim too much for the future then your suffering to strive is less too. And don't have enough too.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
19 Jun 21
Agreed, we reap what we sow.
We have to make a considered choice, reviewing it from time to time, and set our goals to suit our temperament and personality.
One choice I made is to live to suit my temperament and not be unduly influenced by others comments, interference, lifestyle.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
18 Jun 21
Good, that is positive outlook.
I am retired for three years and enjoying my time except for the pandemic curbing lifestyle as we knew it.
I find a lot to do during my free time outside of work that is more related to the basics of survival and no more to earn a living. This is is a nice phase to be in that I was dreaming of earlier.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
23 Jun 21
I have retired for more than 10 years and live on pension.Now I lead a free and easy life and hardly trouble myself about anything .
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16534)
• China
24 Jun 21
@Shiva49 May you lead a happy life in your later years !
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
24 Jun 21
@changjiangzhibin89 Thank you, may you too!
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
18 Jun 21
My approach , i am answerable only to my family not to anyone else or society. I agree idle mind is devils workshop so we should keep ourselves busy till we have life. worried about after life ..no not at all..if i don't attain moksha the another janam or life ..so am not worried ..
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
18 Jun 21
My approach to life is that this world is a struggle and just when I think I have it figured out--something new pops up. These days I just put my trust in Jesus Christ because I know He will be with me through everyday.
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