Words that caught me: W is for 'Who Are You Becoming At Home?'
Let’s
ponder over this a little,
Because
it’s a question we can’t possibly ignore.
Who
are you becoming at Home?
Look...
I
doubt there is anyone reading this
Who
doesn’t know what work is,
What
work they like to do,
Where
they go to work,
What
they do there,
What
they want from work,
And
how they are rated there by their employer and colleagues.
We
spend most of our school days
Learning
the skills and attitudes we need
To be
good in our work.
And
we attend many on-the-job-training and courses
To
make us better and more productive.
I
also suspect we all want to be excellent in our work...
And
we are constantly being measured and evaluated
By
others and ourselves,
On
how good we are in our work - always aiming for the next rung.
We
dress well and smartly going to work,
And I
bet we try to smile and get along with colleagues at work,
As
much as we possibly can, sometimes to the extent of kissing ass (pardon me).
And
yes...we spend the majority of our waking lives there too!
Lots and
lots of hours.
More
than 60% of our lives!
Don’t
get me wrong.
I
have no beef to pick with work.
But I
sense there’s lots of us
Who
want more from Home
But
struggle in calling home, Home.
Let’s
ponder this:
What
does Home mean to you?
We
know what work is and what work means to us.
But
what is your definition of Home?
Why
do you need a Home?
We
know work gives us prestige and we need to work to earn a living.
But
what do you want from Home?
Consider
being jobless and being Homeless. How do they compare?
How
do you make a Home?
We
have studied hard
And
continue to prepare ourselves incessantly for work.
How
invested are you
In
the job of building and maintaining a Home?
What
skills and attitudes do you need to build a Home?
How
skilled and excellent are you?
Where
is your Home? Who is in it?
How
do they see it? How do they see you?
What
do they feel while in it?
Who
are you becoming at Home?
What
rung are you aiming for, at Home?
Are
you as important at Home, as you are at work?
At
work, we are required to be like-able employees,
And
to demonstrate our worth
Before
we can start earning what we feel we deserve -
Trust,
influence, responsibility, money...
Why
use different principles at Home?
I'm
no Darwin or Einstein
But i
think i can propose a law - Let's call it the 'Law of Becoming' -
Who
you are becoming at work, as at Home,
Is
what you get!
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