Unless you have the good fortune to be able to get a nice education and then be lucky enough to get a well paying job, in a field that you love - like a Professor with tenure that CAN'T BE FIRED - then life is very different for the rest of the 95% of the world. Thow in a divorce you didn;t want, a chronic illness, a couple of meth head children or a thousand other things that could go wrong that you can't control.and you have the lives we are forced to lead. Retirement is all we have left..
I like your attitude a lot, and generally agree with what you have to say (I've watched a few, and don't mean this video in particular). Optimism and confidence are always nice to see. My only nitpick is the way you present your opinions, like they are a universal code you think everyone would be better off following. And you might be right in that, but it feels a bit preachy to me. I think it's better to accept your opinions as yours alone, and if you want to inspire, do so by example.
@thepeteris And yes, I realize that in telling you that I think it's better to inspire by example instead of preach, I am in fact preaching to you. But...yeah.
So, this is sort of what I was talking about in my blog the other day.
Work is a means to an end, and I don't think it should be an end in itself. Retirement isn't necessarily a bad thing. If retirement means not working, and subsequently spending it on the couch, well, then, that's a used up 9V in the junk drawer.
If, however, you use it to do things you never had time for, well, then that's a good time. Travel, hobbies, golf, philanthropy. All are MUCH easier to attain in retirement.
@g4m8i7(part1) I think treating work (as in what we do at our jobs) as a means to an end is ok some of the time. Sometimes we just have to be like "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Don't plan the plan if you can't follow through." Sometimes work sucks and you just have to suck it up and let it suck. But at the same time, I think we were put here to work - not for the sake of working, but for the sake of our community and the glory of our God.
@g4m8i7 (part2) Like you mentioned not all of the "work" that we have been given to do is going to go down in our place of employment, but I think even when we are working crappy jobs we can try to take them as opportunities to pour ourselves out.
forget that comment. i guess i just wanted to comment to present an idea, but after re watching the video i completely agree. because you can look at providing information as work if you are physically unable to "work".
@rdrums89 That's a good point. I believe that everyone has been given unique and personal opportunities to pour themselves out through their work. For some people these might be opportunities to create things and to work with their hands. For others these might be opportunities to teach or even just listen to friends. In this sense, I could see how some people could find more opportunities to pour themselves out outside of their jobs than within their jobs.
although i agree now I'm not sure if i would when I'm 80. I'm also not sure work defines "pouring" yourself out. I think you can be retired, living off the money you have saved up, and still be a really good person. Ex: a retiring human, to me, would be a low powered 9v battery with a lot of very useful information written around the case.
@rdrums89 I think pouring yourself out might go a bit beyond just being a good person. A good person can still be a passive person. I think pouring yourself out is about actively looking for ways that you can take the talents, skills, and passions that you have been given and give them back to the world. But I do agree that our "jobs" are not the only opportunities that we have to give our talents and strengths back to the world. Even if we can't do our jobs, we still have good info on the case
Unless you have the good fortune to be able to get a nice education and then be lucky enough to get a well paying job, in a field that you love - like a Professor with tenure that CAN'T BE FIRED - then life is very different for the rest of the 95% of the world. Thow in a divorce you didn;t want, a chronic illness, a couple of meth head children or a thousand other things that could go wrong that you can't control.and you have the lives we are forced to lead. Retirement is all we have left..
damrak1969 1 month ago
I like your attitude a lot, and generally agree with what you have to say (I've watched a few, and don't mean this video in particular). Optimism and confidence are always nice to see. My only nitpick is the way you present your opinions, like they are a universal code you think everyone would be better off following. And you might be right in that, but it feels a bit preachy to me. I think it's better to accept your opinions as yours alone, and if you want to inspire, do so by example.
thepeteris 1 year ago
@thepeteris And yes, I realize that in telling you that I think it's better to inspire by example instead of preach, I am in fact preaching to you. But...yeah.
thepeteris 1 year ago
@thepeteris thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.
justinhabit 1 year ago
So, this is sort of what I was talking about in my blog the other day.
Work is a means to an end, and I don't think it should be an end in itself. Retirement isn't necessarily a bad thing. If retirement means not working, and subsequently spending it on the couch, well, then, that's a used up 9V in the junk drawer.
If, however, you use it to do things you never had time for, well, then that's a good time. Travel, hobbies, golf, philanthropy. All are MUCH easier to attain in retirement.
g4m8i7 1 year ago
@g4m8i7(part1) I think treating work (as in what we do at our jobs) as a means to an end is ok some of the time. Sometimes we just have to be like "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Don't plan the plan if you can't follow through." Sometimes work sucks and you just have to suck it up and let it suck. But at the same time, I think we were put here to work - not for the sake of working, but for the sake of our community and the glory of our God.
justinhabit 1 year ago
@g4m8i7 (part2) Like you mentioned not all of the "work" that we have been given to do is going to go down in our place of employment, but I think even when we are working crappy jobs we can try to take them as opportunities to pour ourselves out.
justinhabit 1 year ago
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rdrums89 1 year ago
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***because you can look at providing information as "pouring yourself out" if you are physically unable to "work".
rdrums89 1 year ago
forget that comment. i guess i just wanted to comment to present an idea, but after re watching the video i completely agree. because you can look at providing information as work if you are physically unable to "work".
rdrums89 1 year ago
@rdrums89 That's a good point. I believe that everyone has been given unique and personal opportunities to pour themselves out through their work. For some people these might be opportunities to create things and to work with their hands. For others these might be opportunities to teach or even just listen to friends. In this sense, I could see how some people could find more opportunities to pour themselves out outside of their jobs than within their jobs.
justinhabit 1 year ago
although i agree now I'm not sure if i would when I'm 80. I'm also not sure work defines "pouring" yourself out. I think you can be retired, living off the money you have saved up, and still be a really good person. Ex: a retiring human, to me, would be a low powered 9v battery with a lot of very useful information written around the case.
rdrums89 1 year ago
@rdrums89 I think pouring yourself out might go a bit beyond just being a good person. A good person can still be a passive person. I think pouring yourself out is about actively looking for ways that you can take the talents, skills, and passions that you have been given and give them back to the world. But I do agree that our "jobs" are not the only opportunities that we have to give our talents and strengths back to the world. Even if we can't do our jobs, we still have good info on the case
justinhabit 1 year ago