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Toward a spirituality of work.
Many Americans spend more than half their days and their lives working. Many more may feel as if they spend their whole lives working - except for a few hours of sleep, television or fishing.
People experience work differently. For some it is a way to make a living - whether this means barely surviving or surrounding oneself with all the luxuries money can buy. For others it is a career that entails professional advancement, expanding competency and social standing. And for some few, work is seen as a calling, a valued and integral part of life that contributes to the public good.(1)
A Blessing and a Curse
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