Unemployment and poverty are two of the major problems currently plaguing Nigeria’s economy and its society. Nevertheless, despite the high rate of unemployment and poverty, the situation is not necessarily hopeless. People can still find some meaningful work to do even though it may be small.
If you are unemployed, or cannot find a job in your area of particular interest, it is wise to consider looking for a job in other areas, even if the job is considered ‘menial’ by the Nigerian standard. Do not allow false pride to let you look down on a job – as beneath you. Any legitimate service that can benefit others, and that people are willing to pay for, can be considered as an alternative job opportunity when jobs are scarce.
People differ in terms of many characteristics such as intelligence, talents and academic levels. Therefore, depending on human potential and the specific working environment, work can be equally beneficial to the person or demeaning. For example, prostitution, gambling, and drug dealing constitute work, as the players get a kind of remuneration from them. But the money they get out of these kinds of work becomes useless, as it neither contributes to human development nor meaningful life.
Also, no matter how honest, working from dawn to sunset does not make a life flourish either. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” goes a saying. Workaholics deprive themselves of the enjoyment of engaging in other activities. Productive work is not an end-in-itself, but a means to an end. If one pursues productive work to the exclusion of everything else in one’s life, so that it becomes one’s only purpose in life, this will undermine one’s growth.
So, whether your work is mostly mental, physical, or somewhere in between, recognise that there is dignity in labour. Hard work helps us to care for our material needs. Moreover, it contributes to our self-respect, after all, hard work is just that – hard. When we discipline ourselves to stick with our work – even if it seems boring or difficult – we can have the satisfaction of knowing that we held ourselves to a high standard.
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