Labor and Money

I have been thinking about money, value and to live because I have been worried about the money all the time. I am not financially independent yet. I am a student.

However, I also think that I do not want to work mindlessly for a company only to work and earn money.

Am I being selfish?

Let me think about earning money deeply. It is not only to work in a company or do things which I was told to do by others.

I can earn money by giving value to other human beings, or providing what others want or need in the form of services, products and so on.

For example, I work part-time for MacDonald, and people buy food there. They buy it because they want a quick and delicious hamburgers. Therefore, they pay money to get it.

It is important that what people want or need is not necessary good for them. In the case of MacDonald, it is not healthy at all. It uses a lot of oil, and other chemical stuff to make food taste delicious.

It is the same for other stuff.

Books like 48 Laws of Power, and Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene are great to change ones' life because it is based on reality and teaches readers how to deal with people and live life smoothly, which is one of the greatest lesson in life. However, some other books are shallow, and not based on reality. Some other books are even harmful to live in the world.

In the world, there are so many kinds of people, service, and work.

In the case of books

A book can contain greatest lessons to live this life.

A book can contain contents which can arouse physical and sexual desire and satisfy them.

A book can contain contents or stories which we deeply suppress in life.

A book can contain scientific research and information. 

What I can say is that there are so many ways to earn money. What I need to think about is how I can earn money. What is my way of earning money. In other words, giving value to people.

I need to think about what I like to do, who I am, what I love to learn, what I am good at.

I think I like philosophy and great books. I used to be miserable, and I am still miserable, but I know how changing the way of seeing the world is powerful and encountering with great thinkers and teachers can help change one's life.

I hope I can be one who can influence others. In the way, that those who I admire have done to me. I need a lot of works to develop my skill though.

I am not sure about the form. It could be

 writing

 story telling

 animation

scientific researching

making a great video game

Maybe blogging

You know some games are very great art which can touch one's emotion.

I need to find what I am proud of doing and what I do not proud of doing by know who really I am through try and error and introspection.

I just do things what I believe to be good for humanity.

For the last word, I think I should never take money or work seriously because they are only symbols, which are given by others, which is external, weak, and not in our control.

One's life is much more unique, vast and sublime beyond the word and idea of money and labor can tie up.

One can act for others not caring about fame or money just for helping others.

I believe what matter is not seeking money or fame, but go for things we believe to be great and meaningful for humanity.

"Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long-run-in the long-run, I say!-success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think about it."

Viktor E. Frankl