「工作狂英语演讲稿」whateverhappenedtothepeoplewhowork
【工作狂英语演讲稿】whateverhappenedtothepeoplewhowork
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[greetings.]
today,thetopiciwannadiscussisaboutworkaholics.
thereisastoryonmytextbook,unit2,thecompanyman,whichstartslikethis:
heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3am.sundaymorning.
whenifirstreadthisstory,indeed,itscaredme.butwhatscaredmemost,justafewsecondslater,wasthatirealizedthat,onceuponatime,i,myself,usedtobeaworkaholic.
andifikeptwalkingdownthatpath,maybeoneday,i’denduplikethatcompanymanwhodiedaloneatatimewhenmostpeopleusuallydonotdie.
so,ibegantowonder,whydididowhatidid?
or,whydopeoplebecomeworkaholics?
even,whydowechoosetowork?
aftermypainfuldeliberation,（imean,thinkingisalwayssuffering,）hereiwannasharetwodifferentanswerswithyou.
answerno.1wasconcludedbymyself.
weworkbecauseofourdeficiencyofmeaningandpurpose.
wehuman-beingshavebeensufferingfromtwodifferentkindsofdilemmas,whichhavethreatenedourexistenceforcenturies.
firstly,death.thisisthephysicalendforallofus.wedon’tknowiftherewouldbeanythingthatcomesafterdeath.therefore,sofar,whensomeonehasdied,wesayhehasbeencompletelyremoved,orerased,fromthisworldandthisreality.
secondly,thepossiblemeaninglessnessoflifeitself.thismaybethekindoftruthwearenothappytoconfront,butwehavetoadmitthattherecouldbeagreatchancethataman’slifeiscreatedbyaccidentand,also,fullofuncertainty.thisiswhywehavethenihilismtheory.thinkaboutwhattheromanianphilosopheremiloncesaid,"i’msimplyanaccident.whytakeanyofthisseriously?"
facedwiththesetwoinsurmountableproblems,firstlydeath,secondlythepossiblemeaninglessnessoflifeitself,thesenseofself-realizationbroughtbyhardworkingcouldbetheonlysolutiontowardsatrulyhappyandmeaningfullife.
next,answerno.2.
workaholicisactuallyaglobalphenomenonbecauseweallaresurroundedbysnobs.
thiswasderivedfromanenglishauthornamedalaindebotton,fromoneofhisspeechesonted.
fromhisopinion,inthissociety,wehavenothinginthecenterthatisnon-human.wearethefirstsocietywherewedon’tworshipanythingotherthanourselves.itisallabouthuman.nomoregods.ourheroesarehumanheroes.whynot?hey,thinkaboutthis.weevenstartedsendingpeopleintothespace.
sounderthisatmosphere,ahugenumberofpeoplehavebecomesnobs.
andwhatisasnob?
asnobisanybodywhotakesasmallpartofyouandusesthattocometoacompletevisionofwhoyouare.
andthedominantsnobberynowadaysisjobsnobbery.
forexample,justasbottonsaidinhisspeech,thefirstquestionyoutendtoaskwhenyoumeetsomebodyatapartyis"whatdoyoudo".
inthiscase,ourwork,ourjobsaresocloselyrelatedtoourselfimage,evenoursocialstatus.wesodesperatelycareaboutourimageandthewayotherstreatus,whichcompelsustoworkharderandharder.
thiswassupposedtobetheendofmyspeech.however,iwannaleavethismoreencouraging,lessdepressing.soibegantothinkwhatificouldsaysomethingtootherworkaholics,ormyselfinthepast.itwasapieceofadvicefromneilgaiman,oneofmyfavoritefreelancers,fromhisspeechattheuniversityoftheartsinphiladelphia.
hesaid,"ilearnedtowritebywriting.itendedtodoanythingaslongasitfeltlikeanadventure,andtostopwhenitfeltlikework,whichmeantthatlifedidnotfeellikework."
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