Does that matter anymore? In the age of social media, high-speed travel and mobility, aren’t we beyond needing physical neighbours? I know I have remained friends with many of the same people over the last decade, as we’ve each moved an average of 2-3 times in that time.
For many in suburbia, home is a place to sleep and recharge, but little else.
This new series looks at neighbours. We’ll consider, who are our neighbours in this era? Do they matter? Do we need to matter to them?
Question: When have you needed your neighbours? When have they needed you?
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We've looked at two extreme approaches to work: work to get it over with, and work as our ultimate goal.
Both extremes are sandy foundations for life. They wash away when the rains come, parliament changes the retirement age, or markets crash and change our industry forever.
Work reveals our foundations in life – what our ultimate goal or purpose is. Sometimes this can lead to our downfall. For example, in Japanese culture they so highly valued an ideal of never laying off workers, that many companies collapsed completely during a difficult recession. Closer to home, we can see how cost-savings at the Elliot Lake Mall, or the railway through Lac-Megantic, can seem to pay off for a while, then come crashing down with deaths, lawsuits and financial ruin to follow.
We should choose the foundation of our working lives carefully - it will eventually be revealed!
CHALLENGE: Write down a goal in your life. Make two columns underneath, writing in what will help you get there, and what could stop you. Now circle the ones that are entirely in control. What does this tell you about the foundations for your work in life – are they your’s, or God’s?
