And was introduced to her colleagues
Glanced up and saw one man standing on the other side of the office looking jealous and frustrated
He didn't look very honest either
Shortly after we were introduced
We shook hands and briefly smiled at each other
Later his image of frustration came back to me and I thought about him
Day after day in an office he finds unappealing
Week in week out
.
Month in month out
Not liking his colleagues
Disliking the repetitive work
Not liking their jokes
.
Hating the commute
Aware only that he has to survive
Aware that he is stuck with no promotion and or anywhere else to go
.
Going home to a difficult life with little or no respite there either
.
Maybe I exaggerate a little but I suspect not
.
Can you imagine how many hundreds of millions of people this image relates to?
.
Literally hundreds of millions of people trapped in lives they hate
.
Feeling their lives slipping away
.
Feeling the time has passed when they could have moved or divorced or changed their jobs
.
Nothing to look forward to
.
Just carrying their frustration through every day
.
And yet in many ways they are in a prison of their own making
.
How we choose to see is our choice
.
Wherever we come from
.
However we started out
.
Whatever our job in life
.
It is our choice whether or not this becomes a living hell or a vibrantly powerful experience
.
In the office I visited they do work that is certainly repetitive and might also be considered dull
.
Or alternatively with a little imagination it could be seen to be worthwhile and rewarding
.
The man I met saw it as frustrating, she my host told me how she was proud of her work and felt it to be rewarding and worthwhile
.
How do you see your work and life?
.
Don't let your life slip into frustration
.
Do something about it
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