The Transformation of Work (Work as a Spiritual Practice)
Text 1:
“It is not that I don’t want to see organizations change, but I’m not sure how to do it in a way that lasts.”
Response 1:
I think this is something that we have been struggling with as a class; I know it’s something that I’ve personally been struggling with. Through sharing our midterms as well as the discussions we have (especially including our first trip to Rodrigues), we definitely all have a common goal. We all want to see change and recognize that the current structure of our economy and the world’s economy isn’t producing fair results worldwide. However, is fair trade the answer? I think that question is still unanswered. Is fair trade currently working? It seems as though it is. Is fair trade a long term and sustainable solution? I don’t know. How do we find answers?
Text 2:
“Another problem with capitalism is that while it rewards success, it does not protect against failure. In fact, the nature of the game is that for there to be winners, there must be losers.”
Response 2:
As someone who has grown up as an athlete and just an overly competitive human being, I am a proponent of competition. I think it breads creativity and progress. Without competition, there would be much less incentive for growth. But that’s where my thinking comes to a halt – I was about to say, that without growth, we would have much less. However, is that a bad thing? I am not answering the question, I am just wondering if progress that means the winners win more and the losers lose more and have less and less of a chance of ever winning again is our idea of progress? Because I am definitely a fan of winning, but I do appreciate that when I lose and start over, things go back to the beginning. In a card game or a board game or even a game of soccer, each player starts with an equal number of cards, or number of pawns, or each team starts with the same number players, usually with comparable talents and abilities. If you lose a game of spades, you shuffle and start again. The rules don’t include you getting all of the bad cards automatically. If you lose a game of chess, you still start with your queen on the board. If you lose a game of soccer, the score still starts at 0-0 next game. How can we have competition like this? Where losing or winning doesn’t determine the outcome of the next match?
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