Anyfuckenthing else

If I didn't have to work I'd not work; I said that to someone a few days ago and believe in it down to my core. There's many more important things to do than work and because I value my life, respect it, I believe wholeheartedly that I'd rather be doing those things. The person I was speaking to disagreed and said he'd get bored if he didn't work.

I didn't say what I was thinking at the time but I'll tell you; I was thinking how sad it was that a person couldn't muster up enough things in their life (other than work) to get passionate about and that their job had became their life. I mean, fucken hell folks, seriously?

I love my job because I'm passionate about it, good at it, work with legit people, get paid incredibly well, have some fun and for many other reasons as well.

But if I could spend my days off-roading, hiking, camping, travelling, fucking, shooting and hunting, reading and writing, kayaking, gardening, hanging with good friends and good food, cuddling with my girl, doing DIY, helping my friends, delving deeper into my passion to help military veterans, spending time with my family, people-watching, watching shows, learning new skills, studying history, working on personal and continual improvement of myself, sharing my knowledge and skills with others and about a gazillion other things...well, fuck work, I'd rather be doing those things.

We're all different and if that chap chooses not to engage fully with his life then so be it. We're the same though, he and I (and you) in that someday we'll be dead and once that happens...well, it's lights out, no more life...That's motivational for me, death I mean, because it makes me want to live my life the best I can which means doing a job I enjoy (but not making it my life) and having passion for living my best life each moment and living passionately and with vigour.

It's lamentable but I have to work and those other things have to happen in between working and sleeping...or is it work that happens in between sleeping and those other things?

Work, or do anyfuckenthing else?

I'll choose the latter; it just makes sense considering how many interests and passions I have. But work is my reality for the moment and so I work towards finding a symbiotic relationship between anyfuckenthing else and my work and have focused on doing a job that I'm passionate about; I guess what's critically important for me is that I don't shirk my responsibilities to either as that, in my mind, is wasteful of life.

What's your deal? Do you love work so much that you're happy to exchange an engaged and fulfilled life for it? Is a fulfilled life defined by your job? Would you rather be doing anyfuckenthing else than work like me and if so what are those things and why? Feel free to comment, or just proceed with your life and go do anyfuckenthing else rather than hang around here.