None of us are self-sufficient – we all depend on the work of others for our comfort and our daily survival. Whatever the work you do, perhaps you can take a moment this Labor Day to honor all the ways in which the work others engage in contributes to your well-being.
What work would you love to do? What work are you really grateful someone else takes on, and you don’t have to?
The tough, dirty jobs like garbage collection and farm work. I’ve done them in the past and it’s not a picnic. It’s necessary, honest work. We would be in trouble if nobody did it. Those folks deserve our respect and a decent paycheck for their efforts.
While it isn’t what I dreamed of doing, I’m grateful that I’m able to work at a workshop for disabled people. It exposes me to people outside of my family and it comes along with support for life in general. It’s only 2 € an hour, but the money is nice as well.
I’m grateful that other people are willing to be physicians, including vets and surgeons. I wouldn’t be able to do those things, but those close to me and I have been saved by the people who can.
In reply to the first part of the question, most of the time I feel like I am already doing my dream job as an electronics specialist and lead technician. I honestly never could have imagined doing this years ago when I was hanging off of the side of a garbage truck or doing stoop labor in the fields. Today, I’m grateful for those experiences because they helped shape me into who I am and gave me a true sense of appreciation for what I have.