Last weekend my husband, Brian, and I celebrated my newly found freedom (from class) by getting some McDonalds and watching Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
A quote from that movie has been bouncing in my head all week. This is what Jean-Luc Picard answered to the question “You don’t use money in the 24th century?”
“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.”
— Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: First Contact
I often fantasize about what it would be like to really think of my job as a calling, a duty, a source of satisfaction. I’ve often said that I know this (job) is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. For that reason, it’s hard to think of it as something I would do even if I weren’t getting paid for it.
However, that same quote also gives me hope for future jobs. New community, new goals, new management, new chance to prove myself. Maybe if I were to start from scratch, learning a new technology, a new business model, I’d be more open to brainwashing. I remember when I started working and I truly wanted to do a great job and be the best at everything. I’d give anything to feel that way again…
Sigh…
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