Why Work?

Why Work?
How do you define a slave?
Answer: doing something you hate, against your will
How do you define a corporate slave?
Answer: doing something you hate, but you have to, for the money. Selling your soul for the money

Why are we still corporate slave?
Answer: cos we do not know how to make a living.

A dad was out of job for so long and didn't know how to survive that he resort to hacking his children.
Here's the story.

People Power
Are you bitter about the situation? What do you do? Whine about it.

Here's a group of Israeli women who get fed up of their soldiers harassing the people at the checkpoints. If they were Singapoeans, they will probably write letters to the newspaper and complaining and hoping the Govt will do something about it

But these women didn't wait for some to do. They decide to take action and make a difference. And here's their story:

In Singapore, a big concert was cancelled and some customers were not given the refund. They don't know what to do. They don't know the ways of the law. Neither can they afford a lawyer to pursue the matter. But one of them, an ex trained lawyer, took action and sue the organiser for compensation. Organiser paid, but short of $15. She engaged the lawyer and got the organiser's bank account freezed.

What do I learn here? That big bullies victimise small people. Unless they start to stand up for their rights. Unless they are willling to pay $1,000 to recover $10. Unless they are willing to go through the hussle, the inconvenience, and the energy to pursue justice. Unless they rally other like-minded people, nothing gonna change.

What do I learn here? That small people has the power to change the equation, to make the difference. It's called People Power. It is the People Power that topple the Suharto Regime. But the price was the bloodshed of the students. It is the People Power that topple Marcos. But the price was the assassination of Aquino's husband and the persecution of the opposed. It is the ordinary people with extraordinary courage who are not afraid to testify and speak the truth.

What do I learn here? That each of us has the power to change our circumstances. We don't need to seek permission from anyone. When I wanted to have a toastmasters club in my community, I asked around if anyone is interested to set up one. Well, cannot find anyone to do it. So I just went ahead and start one. Easy? Hell no. Worth it? yes, every sweat of it.

If Mother Teresa can make a difference to the poor and dying , if Gandhi can make a difference to overthrow British colonism, if Martin Luther can challenge the establishment, if Martin Luther King can rally the blacks to stand for their rights, so can you and me.

The first thing that you and I can do, is to start to learn to make a living for yourself, to live your dreams, stop listening to the critics, silence the critic inside your head, erase the word 'Impossible' from your vocabulary, get out of your day dream and just do it. Igore the red lights in the road of your life. It's your life. You owned the road. Just go.