Think success comes from hustle? Or that money is overrated? Whether you realize it or not, religious values shaped your work ethic long before you had a say in it.
I came to know about the Calvinist work ethic only recently but I never considered seeing the influence of different religions on work itself so this is a rather refreshing take.
It's so important to get out of our own bubble and expand our perspective and it's great that your mom nudged you towards exploration and being open minded. It feels like a rarity these days.
I guess it's also an opportunity to pause and question the peer pressure from the dead and the ancient that's dictating our modern lives.
Thank you for the thoughtful reflection, Faz ! Iam really grateful for my mother than never gave me a lot of answers, but rather a lot of books and allowed me to discover by myself. And what you just said it’s the biggest takeaway: it’s important to reflect what is really our values that we want to preserve and live by, and what’s been passed onto generations and maybe it’s not serving us anymore
I came to know about the Calvinist work ethic only recently but I never considered seeing the influence of different religions on work itself so this is a rather refreshing take.
It's so important to get out of our own bubble and expand our perspective and it's great that your mom nudged you towards exploration and being open minded. It feels like a rarity these days.
I guess it's also an opportunity to pause and question the peer pressure from the dead and the ancient that's dictating our modern lives.
Thank you for the thoughtful reflection, Faz ! Iam really grateful for my mother than never gave me a lot of answers, but rather a lot of books and allowed me to discover by myself. And what you just said it’s the biggest takeaway: it’s important to reflect what is really our values that we want to preserve and live by, and what’s been passed onto generations and maybe it’s not serving us anymore