Why are we so against work?

Question

Wouldn't the human race had been better if we had been created to cheerfully work our entire lives? Most people dread work, especially hard work. Yet, bees and ants do it continuously without complaint. Why do you think people were created to be so against work if it is so important to our survival?

Answer 1

Most people are intelligent enough to realize that life is too short to waste all your time in a job working towards someone else's goal and making other people rich, while making barely enough money to live for yourself. And that's why most people hate work. In the long run, it's not what's important. Your friends, family and experiences will be what you think back on when your old, not your job.

Answer 2

How do you know bees and ants aren't complaining? Is the absence of proof (that they complain) proof of absence (of complaints)?
I don't mind a hard day's work. I don't like a hard day's work when my coworkers lounge around watching tv while I'm working. Maybe there are more like me? If so, the lazy could be bringing down the not so lazy. And does working harder than the rest of the pack pay off? I'm inclined to say no, but I'll stick with not always since I guess it does for someone somewhere. Work and effort don't always get the promotion. There are a million (well, a lot of) variables to account for, and they aren't always 'fair.'
Against work? I think people think there are 'better' things to do that usually involve relaxation and entertainment.
Better if worked cheerfully? Yes, definitely.
Against...survival? Because of the progression of civilization, some people are granted the luxury of wealth without work. People probably want to cash in on that 'dream' for themselves.

Answer 3

I know that there are a certain number of people who hate work, but not everyone. I think the problem is times have changed, There is so much technology that it has created a huge number of desk jobs, assembly lines, and computer junkies, that probably don't really know what a true hard days work is about. There are video games, television, fast food drive thrus and a whole other multitude of hosts to keep us inside and inactive. My family always says that we wish we could have lived in the 1800's, just because life was more simple, there wasn't crime, and it was all about working to survive. Maybe if working meant seriously whether or not you eat through the winter, we maybe wouldn't mind breaking that sweat and working hard.

Answer 4

Because Ants and bee's work hard to live. We work to make other people rich! That's why we do not want to work hard at what we do. We get paid crap, while others are making 10 times that amount because of our work. Ant's and bee's work together as a community. Humans work agents each other to better them self's!

Answer 5

It is my belief that we were not originally created to have to work hard. If you believe in the Bible and what it has to say, just look back to Adam and Eve in the garden. Everyone got along, everything was provided, life was easy! I am not saying that were intended to be lazy (quite the contrary in fact), but I don't think we were originally intended to have to work, or fight, to "survive". It wasn't till life in the garden ended that life became more difficult. Basically, in my opinion, it is part of "the curse." If that is indeed the case, who would be happy about a curse? Of course, working in order to "survive" may not have been what were originally intended for, but it is now what is required. Accepting it and choosing to be diligent and cheerful about it is the best course of action and yields the best fruits. Grumbling and complaining generally just makes things worse.

Answer 6

Because these days you end up working long hours for little money with a company that treats you badly. There's not enough time to spend with your children and socialising. Plus by the time you've paid all the ridiculous amount of taxes and over priced fuel, insurance etc bills there's little money left to do anything other than the usual park trip. And breathe!

Answer 7

I dont hate work. I love my job. It all depends on your job. But that is a good question. I totally agree that it's important to survival. That's why I try to make the most of my job. I work in an office, with people I like (usually), it's great.

Answer 8

What makes you think that 'we' are so against work? Some people do dislike their jobs - but others revel in them and would do their 'work' whether they got paid or not. Perhaps the difference is that if you choose to do something that is interesting and wholly involving, you enjoy it. If you do something that is just drudge work, you don't.
i can't answer for the ants and bees.

Answer 9

Work takes a lot out of people. SOme people do love their jobs (yes, this is true), but you are there 8 or more hours out of your day. We live in a society where we are taught to be individualistic where other societies are taught to be more (forgot the word I am looking for), leaving people to be more competetive. This takes a lot out of people, causing stress when an individual does not know how to deal with it correctly. We are not created to be against work, we are taught to "fend for yourself" or to "cover your butt" and are so use to doing this that we lose sight that we are there to "work together for one purpose".

Answer 10

Actually, it all comes down to if you are a right-brained person or a predominantly left-brained person. Right-brained people are more creative - so work for work's sake is unappealing to them. Left-brained people enjoy work for work's sake, on the other hand. So when you say people "complain" about working - it is sort of an overgeneralization. Most of us do best with working reasonable hours, which make use of our talents, rather than not having anything to do.