Are you willing to Work

HOBOES and beggars were at the bottom of the social ladder, mainly due to aversion to work. But attitudes toward employment are changing today. As one writer put it, "the work [itself] fell into disrepute."

"What is the responsibility," you ask, "for this negative attitude of many people towards work?" In fact, the causes are different.

On the one hand, the advent of mass production, especially accelerated in the second half of this century, turned many workers into little more than numbers, statistics in a computerized operation. As individuals, as human beings, they almost seem lost. Personalities are practically non-existent.

Of course, this affects people's attitude towards work. The man on the production line who takes pride in his work is truly rare. Motivation for self-interest in their work has practically disappeared. The ambition to succeed in personal art is absent. In this case, any incentive to work arises solely from the need to meet the needs of the family and dependents, or from the desire to satisfy some personal or sensual impulse. It no longer becomes a matter of work for work, but only for the salary received.

These attitudes generate contempt for the job itself and, in many cases, make men hate their work. So, without love for the job, you become lazy and indifferent. Your heart continues to press you to do the least work possible, the least per job. Your feelings about that particular job can influence your attitude toward the job in general. At home, you plant the same seeds of discontent in your children, and soon the next generation will show all the symptoms of the same sloth disease.

Other causes of negative attitude

The very structure and policies of the current economic system favor unemployment; those who are currently unemployed number in the millions. Many of these people, perhaps the majority, are willing to work if they find a suitable job. But their own state of unemployment tends to create frustration and bitter resentment, which in turn generates hatred and violence. To combat this, governments are devising various unemployment systems and social protection schemes to deal with violence and revolutions of the hungry.

Although most of these people cannot work, it is true that several thousand of them are physically capable and fully capable of working, if they so choose. It's one of the unfortunate by-products of wellness programs: a number of people who would rather live with help than have a useful job. In addition, more and more people prefer to rob, rob and assault others than to work for minimum wage. It is as the saying goes: "The slow at work is the brother of the one who causes ruin."

Then there are other attitudes towards work reflected by the current generation. For example, young people who have just dropped out of school seem to live in a world that cannot wait for anything; everything must be instantaneous. With "instant" coffee and tea, they expect "instant" success, and their idea of ​​success is often equated with high pay and superior position.

People who think this way may view those who work with their hands or back muscles as somewhat retarded. They may disapprove of so-called "manual" jobs as something that does not respect their dignity. For them, executives, IT teams, market analysts and consultants are the intelligentsia. However, Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, once said that "there is no substitute for hard work", that "genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent sweat."

What is your opinion on these issues?

The Bible praises the will to work

“The gift of God” is that a man “sees well” during his hard working life, the Bible tells us.But the Bible unequivocally condemns the lazy and the lazy who are indifferent to their jobs or, worse yet, who refuse to work. -Proverbs . 10:42, 26; 13: 4; 15:19; 19:24; 21:25.

The apostle Paul wrote, “We want each of you to show the same area. . . so that they are not lazy, but imitators of those who inherit the promises by faith and patience ”. And those who had “faith and patience” were truly hard workers!

Instead of winking at the indolence of some of the early Christians who did not want to work, even if they could, the apostle condemned them. We read: “Resolve to live in peace, to go about your business and to work with your hands, as we have commanded. . . and you don't need anything ”. Later, in the same congregation, Paul wrote again: “When we were with you, we gave you this command: 'If anyone does not want to work, do not let him eat.' Because we have heard that some are in disarray among you. Nothing works than meddling in what doesn't concern you. We give these people command and admonition in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working in peace, they may eat what they earn.”

You may be willing to work for material wealth, for a position of honor, or for the praise and flattery of others, but what is your attitude towards working for Jehovah God, the Creator, and for the interests of his Kingdom? ? Are you so energetic and ambitious for this type of work? Are you willing and happy to be a slave to Jehovah?

Listen to what Jesus advised: “I am telling you the truth. . . Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you. Also follow the advice of the apostle Paul: “Whatever you do, do it with all your heart like Jehovah, and not with men, for you know that from Jehovah you will receive reward due to inheritance. Slave of the Master, Christ. "