4.There are also people who leave their work to fulfill an old dream,such as writing books,painting,sailing to remote islands or growing fruit trees.An army officer left the service at thirty-eight to build doll houses,and another one,who had always been interested in archaeology,did the same at forty- five to dig ancient Indian sites.His wife was delighted instead of keeping house,she was going to satisfy her own dream of learning to make paper
4. There are also people who leave their work to fulfill an old dream, such as writing books, painting, sailing to remote islands or growing fruit trees. An army officer left the service at thirty-eight to build doll houses, and another one, who had always been interested in archaeology, did the same at fortyfive to dig ancient Indian sites. His wife was delighted instead of keeping house, she was going to satisfy her own dream of learning to make paper
5. But most of the men and women who drop out of the working world have no special interest and no desire to take up any occupation.They want only to enjoy their freedom,their independence,and their leisure.No more rushing to catch a morning train,no more commuter traffic,no more anxiety to please a boss,no more meetings,no more obligations to behave and dress according to the rules.This endless vacation does not necessarily bring happiness;many of those who have chosen it as a style of life admit that leisure,too,can become boring.But they still prefer it to their former existence.The main problem remains the lack of financial security,for,with few exceptions,the dropouts are not wealthy.And so they survive by selling their possessions,by borrowing from friends and family and by taking an odd job now and then for a short time when it becomes absolutely necessary
5. But most of the men and women who drop out of the working world have no special interest and no desire to take up any occupation. They want only to enjoy their freedom, their independence, and their leisure. No more rushing to catch a morning train, no more commuter traffic, no more anxiety to please a boss, no more meetings, no more obligations to behave and dress according to the rules. This endless vacation does not necessarily bring happiness; many of those who have chosen it as a style of life admit that leisure, too, can become boring. But they still prefer it to their former existence. The main problem remains the lack of financial security, for, with few exceptions, the “dropouts” are not wealthy. And so they survive by selling their possessions, by borrowing from friends and family and by taking an odd job now and then for a short time when it becomes absolutely necessary
6.'Sam would never have understood their attitude.In the first place,he had never been unhappy with his occupation,and he had never felt any conflict between his work and his personal life Neither had he ever dreamed of doing anything but selling groceries and chatting with Fred.And there was yet another factor.Today's dropouts can always find some small job to do when they are in need of money,or perhaps they can get unemployment compensation from the government for a while But Sam had lived through the 1930s,when work of any type was almost impossible to find.In those days a job,no matter how unpleasant or poorly paid,was a man's most precious possession Losing it was a disaster;not looking for another one,a shame.As for not wanting to work at all,it was unthinkable,for society was not used to loafers then.A nonworking family man would have lost the respect of his friends and his place in the community of responsible men
6. Sam would never have understood their attitude. In the first place, he had never been unhappy with his occupation, and he had never felt any conflict between his work and his personal life. Neither had he ever dreamed of doing anything but selling groceries and chatting with Fred. And there was yet another factor. Today’s dropouts can always find some small job to do when they are in need of money, or perhaps they can get unemployment compensation from the government for a while. But Sam had lived through the 1930s, when work of any type was almost impossible to find. In those days a job, no matter how unpleasant or poorly paid, was a man’s most precious possession. Losing it was a disaster;not looking for another one, a shame. As for not wanting to work at all, it was unthinkable, for society was not used to loafers then. A nonworking family man would have lost the respect of his friends and his place in the community of responsible men
7.George might have tried to explain to his father the new point of view,to tell him that people have a right to be free, independent,and to watch birds all day if they want to.But he would not have convinced Sam,for whom independence and leisure were luxuries that had to be deserved through hard work Sam himself had enjoyed a vacation once in a while,and he had been happy to rest in the sun without his tie.But that was only because,having earned his fun,he could enjoy it with a good conscience. 8.It would have shocked Sam to learn that those "shameless" people who choose to live in unearned idleness have a good conscience too. From A Changing Scene ed.,Lucette Rollet Kenan,New Yo.82 6581 Approximately 80 ds
7. George might have tried to explain to his father the new point of view, to tell him that people have a right to be free, independent, and to watch birds all day if they want to. But he would not have convinced Sam, for whom independence and leisure were luxuries that had to be deserved through hard work. Sam himself had enjoyed a vacation once in a while, and he had been happy to rest in the sun without his tie. But that was only because, having earned his fun, he could enjoy it with a good conscience. 8. It would have shocked Sam to learn that those “shameless” people who choose to live in unearned idleness have a good conscience too. From A Changing Scene, ed.,Lucette Rollet Kenan, New York,1982. Approximately 800 words
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