Why Work Is a Need of Human Nature
We return to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski's Working Your Way into Heaven to understand how our work is a need of human nature . First we see how work isn't something we must do simply in order to gain the necessities of living, like food, clothing, and shelter. Yes, we do sustain our material existence by our work. But there's more to our work than just earning money get the things we need. Work is the duty of man. This duty arises from the very needs of man's life, as well as from the meaning that work holds for his perfection. Without work it is not possible either to sustain life or to reach the full development of one's personality. We remain incomplete, imperfect without our work. (If you ever thought you'd quit your job and "do nothing" if you hit the lottery, think again.) As we've already seen , Christianity elevated work from the pagan idea that it was only fit for slaves and servants. Now we learn that each of us also needs wor...