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Sunday, November 04, 2007

hard work

this is the most used word i know, if you can't think of anything else to describe a person you say this because everyone knows this word but the definition is relative, what might be hard work for you, might be easy for me. I guess it varies to your experience of hard work. an office worker who stays in the office for more than eight hours maybe considered a hard worker but if analyzed, maybe the office worker is not maximizing the eight hours given to him. in this sense hard work is relative and hard work takes different definitions in every situation.

i consider myself a hardworker because many people tells me so and i feel that i always provide 101 %. (of course, this is modesty aside. hehehe) quite frankly, it is difficult to be a hard worker because lady luck doesn't get on your side. in retrospect i cannot remember a moment in my life that i was lucky, i never won a raffle, those pick a prize gimmicks never work for me. all the things that i achieved in my life, its all because of hard work, if I got accolades when i was still studying, its because I work hard for them. and if I want to achieve more things for myself and my life, the formula is simple, yes you got that right, it's work hard.

there are people really born lucky, they don't usually work as hard but they get so many perks in life. I am not sure if luck is the proper word, i know they work to get where they are right now but the hard worker usually has to work twice to get to where the lucky one is. is this a defeatist attitude? or a mere excuse? I think it is just a realization on my part to accept things as they are, that I am resigned to my fate to work hard, it doesn't necessarily mean its bad, it is just the way things are and accepting what is, is much more easier and will make hard work a way life rather than a hurdle everytime you encounter it.instead of whining or complaining about the other person's fate (read: the lucky one), this way you'll get to appreciate what you have and really value what you earned from working hard.

Maria Francia Posted At 8:42:00 PM

 



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