Work almost always has a double aspect: it is a bondage, a wearisome drudgery; but it is also a source of interest, a steadying element, a factor that helps to integrate the worker with society. Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Work is both a burden and a source of identity; retirement can feel like freedom or rejection.
- In plain terms
- Work is hard but gives you a place; retirement can feel good or bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Work shapes identity; retirement is complex.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does work mean to you?
- How do you view retirement?
Another view
Not everyone finds meaning in work.
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