[white_wolf]

Your question is foolish. You cannot enjoy life without working. We were created to work, to create. Your question is akin to asking, "Can I enjoy the taste and texture of food without eating?"

Frankly, I think you may have a liberal mindset on the matter. Work is good, not evil. God created us to work ("Dress the Garden and keep it...") For the wise man, work is play.

If you don't like your work, find something you do like or make your own job by starting your own business (if you have the self-discipline and the guts). However, we do not always enjoy every aspect of work, nor should we expect to. However, we can enjoy the satisfaction which comes from a job done well and responsibly, even if we do not enjoy a particular job itself.

So, give up your false notions about work and get a life (and a job!).

[Momaw Nadon]

Work is good, not evil. God created us to work ("Dress the Garden and keep it...")

I thought Adam and Eve had everything they wanted provided by God.

So, give up your false notions about work and get a life (and a job!).

The problem is that I have a job and no life.

I would like to have a life and no job.

[marron]

I'm with you, whitewolf. The basis of economics is creation. And, the purpose of life itself is creation. There is no wealth, and there is no happiness, if you forget that basic law of the universe.

If you are not happy in your work, you need to find other work. I have to say, when you are engaged in a creative enterprise, it is hard to call it work, in any negative sense of the word. If work for you is dry, stale, monotony, you need to find some courage and change your situation. Or come to a deeper understanding of what it is you are doing.

You were put on this earth to build, and to create. This is your moment on earth. Let it get away from you, and it will be as if you never lived. Delegate your moment to another, and you will have made a fools bargain. He lives. You merely breathe.

[Angel]

I agree with your comment that man is made to work. I know if I have a day where I don't accomplish something of value, I don't feel fullfilled. I am a "stay at home mom" where 2 of my kids are in college and only 1 left at home, but I still work everyday - cleaning, gardening, etc. I can remember only 1 day (of 21 years without an outside job) where I decided to spend the day reading. I felt so unsettled at the end of the day, I never did it again. I can't imagine a whole life of leisure.