I am a
translator. I like being a translator. I've always loved playing with words, I
put my heart into it and I take pride in my work.
But the joy
that my work brings me is countered by the fact that it has been devalued over
the last few years, and I am now working insane hours for a measly pay. Because
of this I am stressed out, and we probably all know what that is like.
But hey, at
least I still like what I do. I can count myself as one of the lucky ones… That
is just sad. I wonder for how long we will keep playing into this before
realising that we're creating it by playing into it. Actually realising it.
Knowing it is not enough.
I can not
only imagine, but I fully well know, having worked multiple non-translating
jobs, the unhappiness of working a job you hate. You barely survive those 8+
hours. It's pure agony. Your stress levels are through the roof. And that is
the reality for the majority of people.
It there any
wonder that the world is in such a sad state? The majority of people barely
survive, but whose fault is this? Why do the MAJORITY of people allow
themselves to barely survive in a world of opulence?
Our mind-freedom
has been hijacked with and by money, which is so obviously weird, because money
isn't even paper anymore. It's only an abstract concept by now, but it causes
real suffering. And we ALL simply just take it. Why is that?
It is
because we were born into and brought up in a system where money is god. Our
minds operate on that system's program. We do not see the possibilities beyond
that program, because we are the system and our minds are the program.
Most of us
see only: "You must make money to buy stuff to survive"
That is a
very limited view of life. It is a result of a lifetime of reduced freedom.
First we, as the system, trap ourselves as individuals into schools where we do
not have authority over our own time, and thus the input which we will take in
in that time. We take in boring information that we forget because we're not
interested, and our desire for exploration is stifled because we're forced to
sit still for a good third of the day. And as if that wasn't enough, we further
limit our time at home by giving ourselves homework. By the time of the day
we're allowed to explore on our own, we're too damn exhausted to give a damn
about exploration, and we just want to counter the horrible prison-like experience we just went through in school, so
as soon as we get home, we do some or other instant gratification act.
We all went
through this and we all knowingly and willingly send our children into it. We
all know it sucks, yet we do not seek to create an alternative. Why? Because to
create an alternative we have to work together. And that is something that the
limiting institution of school has made impossible for the human mind - by
grading it. Grades create comparison and competition, not cooperation.
Then we
further limit ourselves by educating ourselves in one single field, which is so
smart, because if a catastrophe strikes, I cannot rebuild my home or fix (let
alone build) my car, but hey, at least I can translate.
And,
finally, we trap ourselves into a job, which we decided on in our ignorant and
highly hormonal teenage/adolescent years, so that by the time we uncover our
true talents and passions, it is too late. We have allowed our creativity to
silently die.
Is it
ridiculous enough for us to stop and see it yet?
It is us
that need to change our program and so the system.
