Work and offering: why must i give first and not receive

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I have always hated working but didn't know why. I have recently realized what it was. I HATE working because I ''Must'', because that's ''How the world is'', because society FORCES me to through CONFORMITY, because ''that's the only option'' according to some. I realized that it's not working or GIVING that I detest but rather being FORCED to give BEFORE I receive and to give not out of my heart but in order to make a living, like a slave to the grind. Don't get me wrong. I am not poor or making ends meet. I have a well-paying job but I wish I had MORE money to OFFER to the world and that I didn't have to be a ''pawn in the game'' in order to get it.

I have never understood why people say:
"That's how it is, you have to give in order to receive"
Why can't we REVERSE the direction of this relationship?
Why can't we RECEIVE first and then give to the world

Why should I work for a salary? Why should I be a slave to the system? That's what most people do and it sickens me.
Why must I put time, energy and effort (Give) in a job that may even be boring and conventional, meaningless to me, done just for survival reasons, not giving me any meaning in life just in order to receive a paycheck?
Why must it be like that? I hate the system. Why can't I be free? Why can't we be born with great amounts of money, or win great FORTUNES just out of luck (Receiving first) and then spend all that money (giving) to do humanitarian and animal welfare work? Or just to be happy and do what we REALLY like instead of worrying about whether we have to work like slaves to have enough money to satisfy our needs (basic and above basic)

What I mean is I'd rather work WITHOUT getting paid and offer money and services to those in need (poor, homeless, sick, orphans, stray animals, abused animals, wild animals under extinction) after I receive MONEY from a lottery or an inheritance from a millionaire rather than being FORCED to go to work everyday pretending I am ''happy'' like that only to get 3000 euros a month which is not really ENOUGH to cover my basic needs AND also PROVIDE SERVICES to beings in need.

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  • DannyKanes
    9 years ago

    Then don't. Quit everything and live off the grid.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      9 years ago

      peoples dont realize just how difficult and or expensive that is

      homey wouldnt be workin for the man but hed be workin all day every day doin monotonous shit just to stay alive

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  • noid
    9 years ago

    Well, since you're not poor or making ends meet and you like to give, I could sure use some money! And I've got some stray cats in my neighborhood you could "fix" and find homes for. : ) But yeah, I agree with your post.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    When your job is something you love to do, you never work a day in your life.
    I always thought that at graduation the government should give each graduate with a 3.5 average or better a million dollars which they must pay back over their lifetime.
    If one defaulted, missed one single payment, then they would be required to work for local, state or the federal government for the rest of their lives, doing the shit jobs no one wants to do, like garbage collecting, street cleaning, sewage system maintenance and repair, etc, keeping government expenditure on wages very, very low. After all, they've already gotten a million dollars, haven't they?
    Seems a fair and practical way for those with the will to get a great start to life, and keep the menial labor shitty jobs filled with those who would normally be a drain on society.

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  • howaminotmyself
    9 years ago

    I think you overlooked the concept of being a contributing member of society. And not all work is bad. Do something you love.

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  • JD777
    9 years ago

    Join an international humanitarian aid group. They pay little to nothing, but cover your costs and provide housing. Bonus - you get to travel and see the world (although it will be the butt-side of the world in most cases).

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  • NOBODY2015
    9 years ago

    I want to add that I get the GREATEST reward when I GIVE to those in need and not when I receive my monthly paycheck which is just a procedure for me, nothing to make me happy. I feel happy when I see other people I helped smile and experience happiness and HOPE again after being deprived of them for long.
    That's the no 1 REWARD for me.
    I couldn't care less about my paycheck, honestly.

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  • zsdworknman
    9 years ago

    Nobody is forcing you to work your not a slave you choose to work if you don't like it you can choose another option . You can also choose to be happy whatever you are doing there are millions of people who have life a lot worse than you do . You are the one person who decides every day how happy or unhappy you will be so stop playing the victim we are only victims of our own choices

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