Don't Be a Rat Mental Person
Two days ago, while I was enjoying live music in a bar with a bottle of beer, an old friend came up to me and greeted me very nicely. We also talked about our current life. But at the end of the chat, my old friend felt his life had ended. He shared that he was very disappointed because the hard work he had done so far did not advance his career and did not even develop.
Then, my friend thought about moving to another company. The goal he works for is only to improve his career in the highest position. With a high position, will have a high income (salary). I thought that my friend's heart and mind had been ruled by greed. When greed has taken hold of the heart and mind, it's no wonder one must continue to prove himself to others. Therefore, my friend worked very hard and was able to exceed the work target as best as possible.
Even though hard work is not enough to be able to climb a career and position in the workplace, politics must be carried out in the company. He must be brave and have the heart to deceive, slander, and bring down his friends in the company where he works. His conscience has been locked firmly by the greed that can torture his life.
The family was neglected, there was no time for children and wife. He thought the family would be fine as long as he still had a lot of money. The greed that overtook his heart and mind also tormented his own body. A few weeks ago he was admitted to the emergency room due to an acute stomach ulcer. About three months ago, he also just finished appendicitis surgery. Such a terrible journey to climb a career. The body must be ready to be sacrificed. The doctor said that the ulcer was caused by too much stress so the stomach was injured. So, why have a lot of money and a high position if the body and mind are not healthy?
Such is the mentality of people with rats, they will lose their lives to pursue careers and high positions. His quality of life has decreased, often torturing himself, his family, and the environment around him. People like this will race to pursue careers and positions to the point of sacrificing everything. Even though they are victorious in getting careers and high positions, they are still rats that torment themselves and those around them.
Are you also a rat-minded person? Be aware, my friend a career is a creation of turbo-capitalism, a career is an invention of capitalists in the 20th century ago. With a career path, people will be ready to work hard and sacrifice their lives to enrich the capitalists. Broadly speaking, a career is hidden slavery that few people know about.
In pursuing a career, people will be more selfish, thinking about their interests, so they have the heart to cheat, slander, and bring down their friends. This has become commonplace in the world of business and politics. In the end, people's quality of life is getting worse. Not surprisingly, the rate of divorce and domestic conflict is getting higher. What's worse, their children become victims of the selfishness of their parents who are slaves to capitalism.
In this post, I want to invite you to get out of the world of the rat. Let's get out of the career ladder that will ruin your life. We have to find balance in our lives, namely social, spiritual, economic, and others. Stop being blinded by money, power, and position. It will bring a lot of disaster in the life you live.
Remember that you are working to make ends meet, not living to work, let alone trying to climb to the top of your career. Understand the current pattern of turbo-capitalism. In many advertisements and luxurious lifestyles that we often see, injustice and slavery are hiding behind them.
Don't want to be stuck there and become a greedy rat chasing money, a career, and a high position. In the end, it sacrifices your life. Remember that the most important thing to realize is that we are not a job. Work is only to meet the needs of ourselves and our families. We can develop our talents at work but don't get caught up in work. Our life in this world is only temporary, don't spend your life just pursuing a career.
Yes, I totally agree with your thoughts written in this post sir. Even though we are at the peak of our careers, we still can't beat the capitalists (company owners). The harder we work, the richer the owner of the capital. On the other hand, many people we have sacrificed including family. this is a terrible thing hidden in life.