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October 2008 
What's the best job in the world?
Posted on Aug 28th, 2007
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Marisa
Marisa
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for August 28, 2007:
Well, I have to say that Zaadz kinda messed up on this one. After asking "What's the best job in the world?" the question is qualified with the words "most noble" and "admirable."
My first honest reaction to the question was "travel journalist." This would be the best job in the world, meaning that of all jobs out there, it's the one that I would most like to have. I've sacrificed the desire to hold this job because I desire more to get married and have a family, and I'm happy with my decision.
Other jobs that I've admired or wished I could have in the past have mostly been along the lines of dolphin trainer, although not limited to that particular animal. I've also looked with wide eyes of wonder at those unusual jobs that make me wonder, "What did he/she have to major in in college to get that job?" Such as being a successful fantasy author. Or a professional Safari man.
Those are the simple answers that don't really require much deeper thought. They're fine for normal conversation, but on Zaadz I feel somehow compelled to provide a more profound response.
Sure, being a travel journalist would probably be the coolest thing I could imagine doing, but I don't really think it ranks up there with "admirable" and "noble." When I see the word "noble," my first thought is of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I'm not sure being the Dalai Lama counts as a job, though.
The closest thing I can think of is priesthood, reverendship, what have you. What's more noble than seeking one's own truth and working to share it with other truth-seekers?
Of course, I have an interesting interpretation of priesthood, being a Unitarian Universalist as I am. Our ministers aren't there to interpret the Word of God in some sort of holy scripture, nor to expound upon the rules contained within. They're more there to interpret and examine spirituality in everyday life and in current events, and to encourage us to do the same. They're our go-to guys and gals when we're facing some sort of existential quandry, moral dilemma, or extremely emotional situation. They'll tell us what they think, tell us to ask others, and most importantly, tell us to look within ourselves to find our own truth.
That said, I do have respect for ministers of any faith. Even Christianity, which I've come to regard in a more negative light. It takes a lot to be a minister, a good minister, someone who can interpret and teach spirituality in any one of its many forms, and be a counselor and a friend. Even if a minister preaches a creed or faith with which I am in disagreement, I respect everything that person has gone through in order to attain priesethood, and I respect his or her good intentions and efforts to be a presence of relief and aid in other people's lives.
My first honest reaction to the question was "travel journalist." This would be the best job in the world, meaning that of all jobs out there, it's the one that I would most like to have. I've sacrificed the desire to hold this job because I desire more to get married and have a family, and I'm happy with my decision.
Other jobs that I've admired or wished I could have in the past have mostly been along the lines of dolphin trainer, although not limited to that particular animal. I've also looked with wide eyes of wonder at those unusual jobs that make me wonder, "What did he/she have to major in in college to get that job?" Such as being a successful fantasy author. Or a professional Safari man.
Those are the simple answers that don't really require much deeper thought. They're fine for normal conversation, but on Zaadz I feel somehow compelled to provide a more profound response.
Sure, being a travel journalist would probably be the coolest thing I could imagine doing, but I don't really think it ranks up there with "admirable" and "noble." When I see the word "noble," my first thought is of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I'm not sure being the Dalai Lama counts as a job, though.
The closest thing I can think of is priesthood, reverendship, what have you. What's more noble than seeking one's own truth and working to share it with other truth-seekers?
Of course, I have an interesting interpretation of priesthood, being a Unitarian Universalist as I am. Our ministers aren't there to interpret the Word of God in some sort of holy scripture, nor to expound upon the rules contained within. They're more there to interpret and examine spirituality in everyday life and in current events, and to encourage us to do the same. They're our go-to guys and gals when we're facing some sort of existential quandry, moral dilemma, or extremely emotional situation. They'll tell us what they think, tell us to ask others, and most importantly, tell us to look within ourselves to find our own truth.
That said, I do have respect for ministers of any faith. Even Christianity, which I've come to regard in a more negative light. It takes a lot to be a minister, a good minister, someone who can interpret and teach spirituality in any one of its many forms, and be a counselor and a friend. Even if a minister preaches a creed or faith with which I am in disagreement, I respect everything that person has gone through in order to attain priesethood, and I respect his or her good intentions and efforts to be a presence of relief and aid in other people's lives.
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