Individuals go through the daily grind of work, some for decades, and then finally hang it up. Strangely, they will often endure it well beyond the time they attain any pleasure because of others’ opinions or persuasion. The parent believes that this is what they need to do because it is what is best for the family, or doing it because that is what your parents think is best, or the leader believes the team needs them for guidance and support, and the employee thinks ‘who will do it when I am gone?’
When they leave, what is often surprising to those individuals is how quickly others forget them, and those close to you appear pleased you have decided to be happier. Life moves on, there is a replacement, and your contribution becomes an anecdote, if at all. The children wonder what you are doing next and how that will impact their daily routine, co-workers align with others, and your parents may never understand what you do for a living.
This applies to the work we do as well as other facets in our lives, where we live, and our relationships. We need to question our motives for doing whatever we dedicate to. If it does not make sense to us, why do it? Enduring any situation will not get you sainthood or an outpouring of gratitude. Instead, it may elicit the question of ‘why did you?’
