Now for the past five years or so, I don't know how long exactly, I have been more or less without permanent employment, wandering from pillar to post. You will say, ever since such and such a time you have been going downhill, you have been feeble, you have done nothing. Is that entirely true?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Past struggles do not necessarily mean failure if viewed differently.
- In plain terms
- Even without a job, I have still done meaningful things.
- What can you take from it?
- Reframe periods of instability as times of growth or searching.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What have you done lately?
- How do you measure your worth?
Another view
Unemployment can still harm stability and health.
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