Practice 02_Work

Conversation with Dr. Miho (Work)

Dr.

Miho, you're going to work someday, aren't you?

You're not going to become a recluse or a NEET, are you?

So let's talk about work this time.

Miho

Dr. Miho - I have no intention of becoming a hermit or a NEET.

Dr.

I have a question for you, Miho: Do you work to eat or do you eat to work?

Miho:

hmmm... I think that if you work to eat, it means that those who do not struggle to eat do not have to work, which is something different.

I think that people who eat to work find more value in working than in their standard of living itself, and I think this is better.

Dr.

I think so, too! So, we often hear the word “vocation,” but what does “vocation” mean to you, Miho?

Miho

What does “vocation” mean to you? Hmmm~

The job that best suits a person's nature?

The job that makes the most money?

A job with a good boss?

A job with no overtime?　I feel like none of these are the same. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say it's the job God gave me.

Dr.

Homu Homu. You are not wrong!

In my opinion, a “vocation” is a person who takes pride in his/her work and is able to fulfill his/her responsibilities in keeping with his/her vocation.

From a religious point of view, it is a person who can work hard with gratitude and joy for the work God has given him.

Miho

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Dr. Kato, I don't understand, so could you please be more concise?

Dr.

Yes, you're right.

Simply put, all the work you have been involved in is your “calling”!

The only difference is whether you did your work with gratitude and joy or hatred and resentment.

Miho

But there are many human beings, each with a different personality, character, and way of life, so there are people with whom you just can't get on the same wavelength!

If that happens, we will inevitably work with hatred and resentment, won't we?

Dr.

Work is about making up for each other's shortcomings and working toward perfection.

Of course, there will be times when things don't go the way you want or when you get frustrated.

But overcoming such struggles and hardships is a part of growth.

Miho

compensating for each other's shortcomings.

I didn't realize that Miki was only thinking about herself until just now.

It's true, one cannot live alone!

Dr.

is right.

People who are willing to work hard for the benefit of others will always find others around them who will support them.

Don't think that you are being used by others.

When you think that everything you do is your own business, your character will be refined through your work.

The same can be said for part-time workers!

Miho

Even part-time workers think they are being used.

It's a way of thinking that changes one's sense of values.

Dr.

Miho, have you ever heard of the “Yamahiko lifestyle”?

Actually, it is a concept that can make a world of difference between those who know what it means and those who don't!

It is no exaggeration to say that life = the Yamahiko lifestyle~.

Miho

Mountain Hiko-Life?

Do you mean living in the mountains while yapping away?

Dr.

Ho ho ho! Interesting

The Yamahiko life is that God gives you what you want, good or bad.

If you don't like it, He will take away the work He has given you.

You have to be willing to do the work.

The spear is not to cut. The spear must pass through.

I hope that you will love your work with the motto, "I will carry it through.

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● No matter what kind of workplace you work in, don't think that you are being used by others.

When you think that everything you do is your own business, your character will be refined through your work.

If you are proud of your work, have a strong spirit, and do not compromise easily, you will become an indispensable person in that workplace.

Whether you are a factory worker, a clerk, or a waiter, you become an indispensable person in your workplace when you devote your entire spirit to your work.

This is where the preciousness of one's existence arises.

Do you work to eat? Do we work to eat or eat to work?

This is an important question that affects our outlook on life.

If we work to eat, then those who do not need to eat do not need to work.

Those who work to eat are those who find the value of life in the act of working, rather than in the level of life itself, whether or not they can afford to eat.

Therefore, the vocation we are given is the practice of gratitude, starting from the heart of gratitude and reward.

Nothing would make us happier than to be able to do our vocation.

There the probability of a truly religious life is established.

What is even more important is that each person is given a vocation, a path of service to God, given to fulfill his or her particular mission as a human being.

It is not limited to one vocation.

The various roles given to us in the family and society can also be considered as a career change.

We must be willing to do our work.

It is called the “Yamahiko Life,” and God does what we think in our hearts, whether it is good or bad.

If we don't like it, God can take away the work that has been given to us.

Therefore, we must never forget to be thankful for anything that is given to us.

If you are willing to do it, you will always get a good result.

Also, when you feel like you can't do your job, fall in love with your work.

The spear is not cut, but it will carry you through.

Keep going through with it and don't give up.