In their myth about Sisyphean toil ancient Greeks describe ungrateful, excruciating, futile, even destructive labor. Punished by the Gods of Olympus for his attempt to avoid death, Sisyphus was condemned to a most difficult and therefore meaningless task: for all eternity is he doomed to push an enormous rock up the mountain; almost at the top the rock darts off, and Sisyphus has to start his relentless, agonizing work over and over again.
For some work might seem something between Sisyphean toil and the torments of Tantal: something unavoidable, difficult, fruitless, boring, relentless. I envy the other group, people who believe that work is the essence of life force, the voluntary act of creativity, and consider the products of their work to represent their spiritual and physical abilities, their mental net worth, their self control and discipline, their best fruit - their baby. These people fall asleep in a hurry, excited to wake up and produce; these people smile when they get to their work place, lit by internal flame, excited to turn new ideas into life; they hurry to create, enjoy their lives, having followed their vocation. These people are happy magicians, and I am studying to make one of this kind:)
"In the times of chilly economy one degree can make a difference" says a college advertisement on the subway. I like creative approach to each and every task, and here how one can get creative with such a boring and formal thing like a RESUME. Check out these resumes, ones that make you smile (even though looking for a job is not funny), ones that make you remember (in the endless line of people, faces, details, experiences), ones that make you think (think!) and ones that get you hired. HIRED!:)
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Great post - I saw the title and was wondering where I'd heard that before - an interesting and strange slogan.
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