When work becomes meaningless
WHEN WORK BECOMES MEANINGLESS Mario D’Couto To many of us, the end goal of the work that we do is the paycheck that we receive at the end of the week or at the end of the month and for the vast majority of us, that is perhaps the only motivation that makes us get up from our beds and go to work day in and day out. Take away the paycheck and then what is left? Perhaps, nothing! It is the feeling of apathy that can make work seem meaningless, causing us to wonder if there is any point of our existence? One of the most poignant expressions of the way human work can feel so profoundly meaningless comes from the book of Ecclesiastes, which is one of the books of the Bible. Anyone who reads through Ecclesiastes will be struck by many things that appear to contradict the rest of the Bible. While the Bible everywhere challenges people to live thoroughly wise and righteous lives, the book of Eccle...