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Depressing thought when you get to the bench
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The chap obviously didn't live in the UK, then.Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock View Post17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
19 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the work into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.
20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun.
21 For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune.
22 What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun?
23 All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is meaningless.
24 A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God,
25 for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?
26 To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Mallorca perhaps?Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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that is so true , so sad that the previous muppets brought you such an image..Originally posted by sasguru View PostFor all those on the bench I can only sympathise.
However now is the time to regain your passion for what you do.
You loved IT once, which is why you went into it, didn't you?
So learn something fun and new - find yourself and your passion again.Comment
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Ecclesiastes is the 1 book of the bible that everybody should read. It's
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But why are you still at the back of the queue? Are there queue jumpers?Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View Postsad but trueComment
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Is this the thread for smug people with long contracts, cracking rates and a client that wants their babies?
My mistake...
And I don't do queueing ;-)Comment
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I see not hope of improvement until we have a general erection.Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View Postsad but true"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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If you like that, try Job. It's a barrel of laughs.Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostEcclesiastes is the 1 book of the bible that everybody should read. It's
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-written by someone who really didn't get on with religion, and gloriously un-happyclappy.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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I feel sorry for people who spend every day doing something they don't enjoy, just to stay alive.Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View PostNo, I went into IT to make a living.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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