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Saturday, June 21, 2014

THOUGHTS ON WORK

   The picture on the left top is a house that was built for a family in need. The two people in blue are my daughter and son in law who worked in the constrruction crew called Extreme Home Makeovers. The picture on the right top is a construction project near our cabin at Fairview lakes.

   As I sit here thinking about different jobs I have had and different ones that my friends and family have had I thought how there must be many many jobs around the world and I am sure there are some that we sheltered people in the USA cannot even think about. However other things came to mind and I am putting them here and sending them on their way for you to ponder.

                             THOUGHTS ON WORK

Rest for a woodcutter might be sitting and reading.
Rest for a Teacher might be cutting a cord of wood.

Rest for a cattle rancher is going grocery shopping.
Rest for a grocer is spending the weekend on a horse.

Rest for a traveling salesman is sitting in a chair at home
   After a home cooked meal.
Rest for his wife (who is at home all week) is going for
   A ride and then out to eat.

Rest for an author is working in a wood shop.
Rest for a carpenter is reading a good book non-stop.

Work for a child is putting toys away.
Work for a parent happens EVERYDAY.

Some work with their minds and some just talk.
Some sit at a desk and never walk.

Some times in this life we try to shirk.
It seems to me that work, may not be work.

What is work for one is play for another.
Work for a sister may not be work for a brother.

Our pioneer forefathers worked all the day long.
Then went home in the evening to sing a song.
Our work today is usually eight to five,
Then we drag ourselves home, barely alive.


It has always been very strange to me,
That we work harder at things that we do for free.
For Family and Church we work like a flash
And never worry about getting the cash.

If we did all our work, and did not worry,
About who was the one to get all the glory,
Things would be better in this world of ours.
We could then just kick-back and enjoy what is ours.

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