I don’t know if my dad ever actually said these words, but this is the type of attitude he had. This thinking came across to me from him, even if he didn’t actually say it:
“If everyone would get busy and get to work they would have less time for griping and complaining. And if they all worked diligently every day they would be too worn out at the end of the day to get involved in a lot of nonsense.”
I realize that type of statement can come across as harsh and, as always, there will be people whose circumstances will mean they are exceptions to this type of approach. But the simple point is that he genuinely believed earnest, responsible work was a good thing for a person. It is in their best interests to be engaged in life in this way.
He was one of the most responsible, dependable, hard-working people I have ever known. So this wasn’t just a theory to him, this was the way he lived.
I still think there is a good bit of truth to this idea.
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