Charles Handy thought for the day on the dangers of making profit and work the sum of one's life, and not allowing for rest, recreation, and God. Handy begins the thought discussing Russia's move from Communism to an emergent Capitalism, and how the Communist ideal of concern for one's fellow man and woman should not be abandoned. He goes on to reflect on how the four F's and the four P's should be balanced in one's life, and refers to the book of Ecclesiastes to support his view that there is a proper time for both work and play. Handy proceeds to examine the specific circumstances of Britain's industrial progress, decrying that, in the midst of much productivity, Britain has chosen to take the gains from progress and success in more money instead of freer time, increasingly working longer hours for more. He therefore states that living for such excesses is not sound and cautions against living in such sin, as doing so, according to the Bible, would force such sins to be visited upon future generations.
Handy, Charles B Russia John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005 Capitalism Ten commandments-Images Dresden Ecclesiastes (Book of the Old Testament)
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Charles Handy thought for the day on the dangers of making profit and work the sum of one's life, and not allowing for rest, recreation, and God, December 14, 1993; Box 18, Folder 9; 1 page
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