The Joy of Working

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The majority of the teenagers in this day and age, this concept of loving work may seem like a humorous joke that will never get old. However, this laughter could be a mask covering the fear and doubt of the future. Yet they do not even realize this concept stated by Steve Jobs actually opens a new prospective about work and life. If we knew our passion in life and knew what we would love to do, would we dread the future as much as we do now? This may seem as just words floating in the air, but if you actually took a minute to think of all the people in your life. Who would you say are happy? I know from personal experience that a life spent doing work that you despise is an unfulfilling and empty one. One for example would be my mom who utterly hates her job enough to say that it feels like going to prison each say. I also know from personal experience that when your job is your Passion then life is filled with utter joy. One example would be Math teacher who loves her jobs so much to say that she is convinced that she will continue to be a math teacher in heaven. There is a ...

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