I have a two month window before the Fall quarter at my good ole CC kicks off. I am nearly fidgeting with excitement to do work around my yard and house.
A little while ago I was shoveling a newly arrived "yard" of gravel in my backyard. As I was sweating I was thinking to myself about how virtous labor/work is, partly to pat myself on the back for being such a stud... It's the lot of man since the garden of Eden. I grew up lazy, always trying to shirk hard work. I still do most of the time but I've learned to appreciate it a little more. Nothing beats the feeling of accomplishing something labor intensive. To me, labor is virtuous!
And yet somehow, our society looks down on labor insensive jobs as requiring the least education. It's considered a sign of success to NOT have to do labor, pay other people to do it. Most pastors or clergy that I know, or have seen, seem to have done little regular labor in their lives. To most of us, a rough man wouldn't be thought of nearly as godly as a bookish looking man.
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The first comment! Ever! I am privileged.
I think you are on to something here. In general many of our modern conveniences are designed to take us away from physical labor (cars, dishwashers, washing machines, etc.). But are we more happy/fulfilled? It's hard to measure something like that, but my guess would be no.
Also, you should come and visit.
thanks for being the first
I think saving phsyical labor can be a good thing and appliances/convenciences are not inherently bad. But I also think God's injunction to labor is ingrained deeply in our make-ups. I can't be lazy and be content, I have to work.
visit we shall...
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