50 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 26 Feb \ on: Discuss this Quote- Irvin D. Yalom BooksAndArticles
I agree to the first part that we must accept and do what is necessary, but don't totally agree on the second part. I must say that I can probably never love doing certain necessary things that I do/did in my life. The first of such thing that came to mind was cleaning feces, diarrhoea, vomit, or any other disgusting shit from my 3 kids when they were little. As much as I love my kids, I don't really see myself being able to love cleaning up their shit. But the shit needed to be cleaned, and I accept that it was part of what I signed up for when I decided to have children with my wife, so clean shit I do. Not out of the love of cleaning shit, but out of necessity. I'm glad they're all toilet trained, but vomit cleaning still come into play when they get sick...
I don't think you have to love everything that you need to do.
Fun fact: I once cleaned out a hoarder house for the city of toronto. I definitely didn't love that job. Paid well but we didn't get anymore contracts from them, which was the sole purpose of doing it, so wasn't even worth it.
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I think perspective is important. Although there are many necessary things that I don't love or even remotely like to do, I try to think that at least I have the ability and the privilege of doing such necessary things. The privilege of being capable to take on special responsibility to perform a necessary task. It helps make cleaning out shit or other shitty tasks slightly more bearable, at least such is the case for myself.
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