Anyone feel up to a trek through the convoluted maze I call a brain? Allow me to think (type?) out loud for a moment...
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And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.
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It strikes me that many read this and see "go do a job you love or none at all" while the part that jumps out at me is "work with love."
IMO, working with love isn't a gratification that must be delayed until you've landed your ideal dream job. (That entails something that is a frequent topic on these forums - looking outside of yourself for joy and fulfillment). I think that working with love can mean
choosing to do whatever you're doing with a spirit of love.
It reminds me of a Bible verse my grandma was fond of quoting, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might," which she said meant to always do your best, be your best at whatever you're doing whether you like the task or not.
Choosing to work with love can apply to any and every job there is. Choosing to work with love can be the difference between tolerating a job because it provides a steady paycheck with great benefits that provides for your family and loving that job for the same reasons. You can choose to work with love in the position you're now in as it's funding your reach for your ideal.
Does that make sense?
And a side note about what would happen if everyone in the world up and quit their *crappy* jobs, where would we be then? I think it's important to remember that what you might consider an intolerable job, might be a source of great happiness to someone else. Even trash hauling or toilet cleaning.