If your job feels like work then you have the wrong job (or some such thing) is the biggest lie that has been perpetuated for ever. There are very few individuals fortunate enough to match their creativity with their profession. By and large most people live lives of quiet desperation, making a living with whatever talents they have, raising a family along the way, saving something for retirement and then dying off. In the middle of all this chaos, we have to find solace in spirituality, keep our peace of mind and try to elevate ourselves. I can't fathom how a heart surgeon can keep himself going after he has replaced a few hundred hearts or a first grade teacher teaching one plus one is two year after year, or an aerospace engineer designing one missile/vehicle/aircraft after another, or an orthopedic surgeon (bone carpenter
) putting bones back together day in and day out. It all looks glamorous from afar but it all becomes mundane, tedious work after the initial exuberance wears off. So, for a person to think that everyone is doing exciting work while he/she is doing something mundane needs to be revisited. All of us have to find jobs commensurate with our skill sets and make a living. It is a fight which everyone has to fight to stay alive. I can't be Newton/Bach/Washington but I can be the best me possible.
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