We serve eachother ........

    WE SERVE EACHOTHER ……

Mario D’Couto

            Being outside the priestly and religious life has been a very different experience for me (in a positive way) although there are times where I feel driven up the wall. But I guess that is part of life be it in whatever field one may find himself or herself in.

            From the time I started working (it’s been a little more than 2 years) till now, the pressures of civilian life have been an eye – opener for me. Generally, in any profession, the average time that a person spends at work would be 5 to 6 days. Being in the work force as a normal civilian, I always wait for the days when I would be off duty.  The arrival of such days is like the ‘rain in dry land’ and yet once it is over and the time for work beckons, it is but natural to find oneself lethargic and struggling to get back to work. I sometimes think to myself “How would it be if weekends were longer and working hours were shorter?” Apparently, it sounds exciting and appealing. But on further introspection, I realized that if such were the case then life would stand still.

            If weekends had to be longer and working hours had to be shorter, imagine what would life be like if the waiter decides not to work at a restaurant or if a sales executive decides to go on a holiday when he or she is supposed to be on duty or if the pilot decides not to come to work and many more? In as much money is important, through our profession or work we are serving each other. This includes entertainment as well.


            Beating the ‘blues’ of work is part of the deal. What many experts suggest is that the only way to overcome is to find satisfaction in what you do. Problem? Yes. That’s going to be there anyways, in whichever life one chooses. The point is to find meaning in what one does which is the only remedy.

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