Labour day

Labour day today.

A thought .... paraphrased from the Westminister catchism of the Anglican church:

"Men and Women's chief end is to glorify themseleves and enjoy themselves for ever" or so think many of us. Our aim is to work in order to rest. What folly ... do we really want to spend 40 hrs a week for 40 years merely marking time waiting for weekends and retirement (which for most is a struggle anyway)? Can we really be satisfied with glorifying only ourselves. What a waste.

"Men and Women's chief end is to glorify their employer and to enjoy them for 2,000 hours a year" or so many of the economic theorists (and politicians) and not a few employers think. Just as we don't exist for ourselves, we are also not merely cogs in a machine - mere human resources, for the greater glory of GDP.

"Men and Women's chief end is to glorify God and [in so doing] enjoy Him [and ourselves' forever." This then is the context in which we live our lives - the work life balance we so seek is right because it acknowledges our creator and the purpose of our creation.