http://jsleeper.org/2006/01/07/what-is-work/ Fri, 18 May 2012 22:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://jsleeper.org/2006/01/07/what-is-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Phillip Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:33:44 +0000 http://jsleeper.org/blog/posts/2006-01-07/what-is-work/#comment-1306 Drew That reminds me of a story about three guys that were standing over the casket of a friend. The first guy asked his friends what they would want people to say when they were standing over their casket. number two said he would like to have them say that he was a wise man and a good father. number one said he would like for them to say he was an excellant educator and dedicated his life to children. The third guy said he wants them to say "Look he's moving". So it all boils down to what they will say when you are gone. I'm hoping for the last one. Drew
That reminds me of a story about three guys that were standing over the casket of a friend. The first guy asked his friends what they would want people to say when they were standing over their casket. number two said he would like to have them say that he was a wise man and a good father. number one said he would like for them to say he was an excellant educator and dedicated his life to children. The third guy said he wants them to say “Look he’s moving”. So it all boils down to what they will say when you are gone. I’m hoping for the last one.

]]> http://jsleeper.org/2006/01/07/what-is-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 drew Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:45:26 +0000 http://jsleeper.org/blog/posts/2006-01-07/what-is-work/#comment-1304 interesting thought. i have argued for a couple of months now that we <strong>should not</strong> be known for what we do...rather for who we are. now, that doesn't mean that being a christian and spreading the love of God isn't what we do and that we should be known for it. rather, our society is one that has learned to validate itself by product. i am a nagelschmiedmeister. i make nails! WRONG! it so happens that as an occupation you make nails. it should not define who you are on this earth or in the kingdom. now, there is no problem with having pride in what you do or having a strong work ethic. we just shouldn't be so quick to label ourselves by the product we make at work...or something like that. interesting thought. i have argued for a couple of months now that we should not be known for what we do…rather for who we are. now, that doesn’t mean that being a christian and spreading the love of God isn’t what we do and that we should be known for it. rather, our society is one that has learned to validate itself by product. i am a nagelschmiedmeister. i make nails! WRONG! it so happens that as an occupation you make nails. it should not define who you are on this earth or in the kingdom. now, there is no problem with having pride in what you do or having a strong work ethic. we just shouldn’t be so quick to label ourselves by the product we make at work…or something like that.

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