The economy
is in the dumps. Times are tough. How is one to survive in this world?
We hear things like this all the time. As surprising parts of the world
are growing like never before, the traditional developed economies in
Europe, America, and Japan and hiccoughing, sputtering, and coming to a
stand still or worse- shrinking and going into mountains of debt.
While I will leave that situation for the individual to ponder, it is
clear that many souls are having an extremely hard time getting a job.
And not just a job that reflects their education and skills- people are having trouble finding any job at all.
I am of the opinion that yes, while a job far below ones ability and
skill level is better than no job at all, and that any job is ennobling
in the right context (I was a dishwasher myself for six months and Im
proud of it), there is also nothing wrong in waiting for the right job
for you if you can.
As I said, I was a dishwasher and to this day feel privileged
that I had that job. It was, for me, a good opportunity and got me where
I needed to go. But lets face it, we cannot build a prosperous nation
on an army of dishwashers. I myself have skills that are extremely
inappropriate for being a dishwasher. In other words, I would be of much
greater benefit to society, and hence to you, if I were in a position
that used all my skill set, which among other things includes the
ability to speak and write Japanese. And were all like that, we have an
optimum to give, and that optimum should be used.
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