"To earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow has always been the lot of mankind. At least, ever since Eden's slothful couple was served with an eviction notice. The scriptural precept was never doubted, not out loud. No matter how demeaning the task, no matter how it dulls the senses and breaks the spirit, one must work. Or else."
Studs Terkel
(Editor's note - Studs Terkel is known, in part, for his collection of oral histories. One of which was titled Working - People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.
Read it. It is excellent.
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