Random Thought

[teyla]

So I've been thinking about this thing people often say in discussions about topics like What if I won the lottery? or similar things.

"I don't even want to not to have to work anymore. If I didn't have to work, what would I do all day?"

Every time I hear this, I realize again how sad this is. People need work to fulfill them - why? I know I myself would be perfectly happy if I didn't have to fulfill any obligations. I have enough ways to entertain myself and be happy. I do get bored, sure, but bored enough to resort to work to keep me busy? Surely not.

How about you?

Comments

[okelay.livejournal.com]

wow, that is sad!
kinda reminds me of my mom actually. she likes her job. and we hate when she's on holiday cause she's around the house a lot telling us how to do everything. especially when she was single. now she's dating this guy but he's from out of town so when he isnt around she is still annoying.
mom never takes long vacations, she likes to spread them out throughout the year cause she knows she'd get bored if she doesn't do anything for too long. shes does have some hobbies, but she gets restless quickly.


i'd love to win the lottery
first thing i'd do is buy a ticket to england.
i'd go to college there. (just because i don't have to work doesn't mean i don't want a degree) and i'd take up classes of things im interested in, like photography and psychology.

i'd get a nice flat, then in holiday i'd travel around europe, asia, the world

so many plans.
i'd find good charities to help, not just with money but do volunteer work as well. help schools,too. probably spread the word of things that aren't as known as they should be. start a scholarship program. probably for devoted fangirls.

i'd buy presents for friends, buy a kickass laptop for me.

i'd keep writing, cause rich or not, i would still like to be a published author. good thing is, i could pay someone at the BBC to quit so i can have their job.

after all, you're supposed to do something you love, not for money but because you enjoy doing it. you couldn't pay me enough to stop writing.

[teyla]

but she gets restless quickly
Yeah, but why not use all the free time to do all those things work never leaves any time for? That's what I don't get... xD

Hee, I love your plans for what you would do if you won the lottery. They're very cool. College in the UK = FTW, same as kickass laptop. I'd probably buy a kickass stereo to go with it, lol.

you're supposed to do something you love, not for money but because you enjoy doing it
I think that's the whole point. If you manage to turn your hobby into your job, yay for you. But wanting to work in a job you hate or even only dislike just because you wouldn't know what you would do with yourself all day otherwise? Whut?