Can’t get no…satisfaction
“At the end of the day sitting in your cubicle, after you’ve been done playing Solitaire and hanging out at Facebook all day, what have you really done? So they’re looking for an authentic work experience.”
The quote is hilarious because it’s true.
Crop Mob. “Trace Ramsey says its popularity is tied to a growing disillusionment among 30-somethings with white-collar careers. He and his peers were taught that manual labor is beneath them. But Ramsey says they’re no longer satisfied with office jobs either.”
There’s been more articles on finding meaning through work and being happy with less.
Speaking of, I watched a Danish film called “After the Wedding,” which touched upon the question of what we live for. It dealt with quite a few themes such as our mortality, ideals, power, fidelity and love. It was a strangely powerful movie. Of course I cried because they played “untitled” by Sigur Ros in the moving scenes.
Mads Mikkelsen’s role as a manger of an orphanage in India reminded me of unsung heroes of those who quietly dedicate their lives serving the poor, such as the ten aid workers who were killed in Afghanistan.