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Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or unhappines
regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is
There is certainly much work which is exceedingly irksome, and
An excess of work is always very painful However, work is not to mos
is very painful lowever, work is not to most people more painful than
Idioncs. There are in work wil grades, Dom mere relief of tedium
in work wil grades, Dom mere relief of fedium up to the profoundest delights,
according to the nature of the work and the abilities of the wo
the work and the abilities of the worker Most of the work that most
people have to do is not in the interesting but even such work has certain great advantages
auod many hours of the day without the need of deciding what one shall
do. Most people, when they are on free to fill their own time according to their own
at a loss to think of anything sufficiently pleasant to be worth doing. And whatever the
they are troubled by the feeling that something else would have been more pleasant To be able
to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilisation and at present very few people have
reached this level. Moreover, the exercise of choice is in itselt lire.some. Except to people with
unusual initiative it is positively agreeable to be told what to do at each bour of the day, provided
the orders are not too unpleasant. Most of the idle nich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price
of their freedom from drudgery. At times they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa or by
Aving round the world, but the number of such sensations is limited, especially after youth is past.
cordingly, the more intelligent rich men work nearly as hard as if they were poor.
Work, therefore is desirable, first and foremost as a prevention of boredom, for the boredom that
feels when he is doing something out of compulsion, though uninteresting work is as boring
nothing to do. With this advantage of work, another is associated, namely that it makes
much more delicious when they come. Provided a man does not have to work so hard
impair his vigour, he is likely to lind far more zest in his free time than an idle man could
possibly find.
The second advantage of most paid work and some of unpaid work is that it gives chances of
Sess and opportunities for ambition in most work, success is measured by income and while our
apitalistic society continues, this is inevitable. However dull work may be, it becomes bearable, if
is a means of building up a reputation. Whatever we do should have a purpose. It should not
be just like boiling an egg if having nothing to do. It in no way contributes to the reputation too,
rather makes you a dull head. A work should not just be done for the sake of doing. At the end
of the task it should create a spark of feeling that yes, we have done something.
What's the use of flipping channels on the television where there is no stuff for you to see. It will
Add to the boredom only. That time could be invested in some meaningful task, say, for instance,
Lo making card for a dear one or spending time with our family or friends. It will cheer up their
minds and seeing their faces glow, wouldn't you feel happy too! So, it's not just work that matters
but the purpose of the work matters more. So, from now if you plan a work, plan a purpose too.
Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness and that comes chiefly
through work.
(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage make notes on it, using beadings and
subheadings. Use recognisable abbreviations (wherever necessary-minimum 4) and a format you
consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to it.
(6) Write a summary of the above passage in about 80 words.
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