Do You Know What Blows?

Do you know what blows? Well, I'll tell you... being frickin' old and having to run around here and there just to get scraps thrown at you every payday really blows. Even if you're not old, it still blows. But, it especially blows if you're old. Imagine using up all your energy for the sake of your work everyday? Do we live to work or do we work to live? It sure seems like we live to work sometimes... but there's the contradiction.

Each of us is working to produce something for the other people out there in society... so why does everyone work like slaves? Is it so that in the little time that we do have off, we can spend it more hedonistically compared to if we didn't work as hard? Are we living somewhere unenjoyable so that we can make a little extra dough and then take that extra money to go somewhere desirable on the short vacation you get? Why not just directly live where is desirable, work less and enjoy each day of your life?! Do we really need to be tired to enjoy the feeling of energy? DO WE?!?!

Of course, choosing to live in the society that we do live in, money is an important thing. We all need it to get by in a society based upon money... so it's unavoidable. However, what is avoidable is working too hard at something that will get you nowhere. What is avoidable is wasting the earnings of your hard work on something that doesn't really alleviate any of the pressure on your life. What is avoidable is wasting your younger years working with no aim in mind, with no goals set. What is avoidable is not setting yourself up for the day that you break free...