[DOC] China Low-Carbon Healthy City; Technology Assessment and Practice (Environmental Science and Engineering) by From Springer in Arts-Photography

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It may be proved; with much certainty; that God intends no man to live in this world without working: but it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work. It is written; "in the sweat of thy brow;" but it was never written; "in the breaking of thine heart;" thou shalt eat bread; and I find that; as on the one hand; infinite misery is caused by idle people; who both fail in doing what was appointed for them to do; and set in motion various springs of mischief in matters in which they should have had no concern; so on the other hand; no small misery is caused by over-worked and unhappy people; in the dark views which they necessarily take up themselves; and force upon others; of work itself. Were it not so; I believe the fact of their being unhappy is in itself a violation of divine law; and a sign of some kind of folly or sin in their way of life. Now in order that people may be happy in their work; these three things are needed: They must be fit for it: They must not do too much of it: and they must have a sense of success in itmdash;not a doubtful sense; such as needs some testimony of other people for its confirmation; but a sure sense; or rather knowledge; that so much work has been done well; and fruitfully done; whatever the world may say or think about it. So that in order that a man may be happy; it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work; but a good judge of his work.The first thing then that he has to do; if unhappily his parents or masters have not done it for him; is to find out what he is fit for. In which inquiry a man may be very safely guided by his likings; if he be not also guided by his pride. People usually reason in some such fashion as this: "I dont seem quite fit for a head-manager in the firm of mdash;mdash; Co.; therefore; in all probability; I am fit to be Chancellor of the Exchequer." Whereas; they ought rather to reason thus: "I dont seem quite fit to be head-manager in the firm of mdash;mdash; Co.; but I daresay I might do something in a small green-grocery business; I used to be a good judge of peas;" that is to say; always trying lower instead of trying higher; until they find bottom: once well set on the ground; a man may build up by degrees; safely; instead of disturbing every one in his neighborhood by perpetual catastrophes.