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PolarGuy
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Would I give up one job so someone else could have it?
No, I would not, and I would feel no remorse for doing so.
Maybe it’s my German heritage of doing one’s duty, but I see myself having a duty to myself (to make use of my abilities to the fullest extent); to my family (to provide for them as best as I can, providing I do no moral evil to do so); and to society (to be productive and contribute in some meaningful way). I fulfill these duties by working.
So does my wife.
Do I feel the need to give up the “security blanket” brought on by industriousness and hard work, so someone else can have one? Not feor an instant. Why? Simple. Because there will always be ants & grasshoppers in life. As Jesus said, the poor will always be with us.
Look, we live in a hard cruel world where, for better or worse, most people are to some extent on their own. My wife – who has worked since she was 16 – and I see DAILY a lot of overfed moms who have no job, and who basically lead unproductive lives. Why? *Becasue they evidently like it that way. *Sure, they are “stay at home moms” who do some housework, and help kids with homework. They also watch soaps, go to the gym for an hour a day, drink coffee at starbucks with their girlfriends, belong to bookclubs reading “50 Shades of Grey,” and mock people like my wife (“she HAS to work!”) and me (“he doesn’t make enough to support her.”). We know this because we’ve heard it enough.
Forgive me sounding bitter – but am I supposed to feel some sort of pity for them because we have a “security blanket” and they don’t, because they don’t want to? I don’t. They’ve made their choices and we’ve made ours – for better or worse. I think ours are the better ones.
No, I would not, and I would feel no remorse for doing so.
Maybe it’s my German heritage of doing one’s duty, but I see myself having a duty to myself (to make use of my abilities to the fullest extent); to my family (to provide for them as best as I can, providing I do no moral evil to do so); and to society (to be productive and contribute in some meaningful way). I fulfill these duties by working.
So does my wife.
Do I feel the need to give up the “security blanket” brought on by industriousness and hard work, so someone else can have one? Not feor an instant. Why? Simple. Because there will always be ants & grasshoppers in life. As Jesus said, the poor will always be with us.
Look, we live in a hard cruel world where, for better or worse, most people are to some extent on their own. My wife – who has worked since she was 16 – and I see DAILY a lot of overfed moms who have no job, and who basically lead unproductive lives. Why? *Becasue they evidently like it that way. *Sure, they are “stay at home moms” who do some housework, and help kids with homework. They also watch soaps, go to the gym for an hour a day, drink coffee at starbucks with their girlfriends, belong to bookclubs reading “50 Shades of Grey,” and mock people like my wife (“she HAS to work!”) and me (“he doesn’t make enough to support her.”). We know this because we’ve heard it enough.
Forgive me sounding bitter – but am I supposed to feel some sort of pity for them because we have a “security blanket” and they don’t, because they don’t want to? I don’t. They’ve made their choices and we’ve made ours – for better or worse. I think ours are the better ones.