Comments on: Idle Hands http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/05/idle-hands/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/05/idle-hands/#comment-134 Robert Wed, 21 May 2008 17:15:15 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=55#comment-134 I saw this attitude when I was in college in the mid 90's. The young adults there were fully expecting to enter the working society making $100k or more. It was the minimum of what they expected. Most of them had never worked a physical job in their life. They may have spent some time delivering pizzas or working at a restaurant, but the vast majority of them had never truly used their body for any type of intense labor. As each generation of new kids arrive, it appears this attitude is becoming more prevalent. Their version of hard labor is doing laundry or taking out the garbage. Everything has become so automated and done for them that they do not have any true idea of how "good" their life is. If we allow manual labor to be non-existent in our lives, we will fail to appreciate the efforts of others. This of course is another avenue to the "me first" attitude and expectations of satisfying self over others. People need to work hard. The lessons can be applied to everything in life. I saw this attitude when I was in college in the mid 90’s. The young adults there were fully expecting to enter the working society making $100k or more. It was the minimum of what they expected. Most of them had never worked a physical job in their life. They may have spent some time delivering pizzas or working at a restaurant, but the vast majority of them had never truly used their body for any type of intense labor.

As each generation of new kids arrive, it appears this attitude is becoming more prevalent. Their version of hard labor is doing laundry or taking out the garbage. Everything has become so automated and done for them that they do not have any true idea of how “good” their life is. If we allow manual labor to be non-existent in our lives, we will fail to appreciate the efforts of others. This of course is another avenue to the “me first” attitude and expectations of satisfying self over others. People need to work hard. The lessons can be applied to everything in life.

]]> By: Jeanie http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/05/idle-hands/#comment-133 Jeanie Wed, 21 May 2008 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=55#comment-133 I think in many ways, it has contributed to the younger generation of thinking they should come out of high school making big money, having whatever they desire. They seem to think that the world owes them a living and they shouldn't have to work for it to get it. Very arrogant and self-serving..very sad to see. Some good old fashioned sweat and tears will make a person appreciate what they have. Do they know what a callus or blister looks like? I think in many ways, it has contributed to the younger generation of thinking they should come out of high school making big money, having whatever they desire. They seem to think that the world owes them a living and they shouldn’t have to work for it to get it. Very arrogant and self-serving..very sad to see.

Some good old fashioned sweat and tears will make a person appreciate what they have. Do they know what a callus or blister looks like?

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