I am currently...

[S.A.]

Hmmmmm....as usual this question popped in my head, so thought of asking u guys... Will be nice if all of u participate.

[lyesh]

lol... whats the question..

[Al-Hanbali]

What is the question sister?

['Abd al-Baari]

Interesting question..i picked working to live

[S.A.]

Wow...what a response to my first ever Poll :enough!:

GUYS..


Its no question.


Just what you are think or do ..live to work? or work to live?

I thught it was very simple and short.

[S.A.]

Interesting question..i picked working to live

May Allah bless u for ur intelligence brother..inshallah u get married and have loads of sweet kids... You are the first one to understand my simple poll.

The others

[Al-Hanbali]

Lol...didnt see the poll, sorry.

[doorster]

Living to work

otherwise will just work long enough to feed myself and lie down and sleep, like the beasts of jungle

[lyesh]

Lol...didnt see the poll, sorry.

me neither

[S.A.]

me neither

No probs sis and bro..

[S.A.]

2 members have chosen living to work..i think that needs an explanation

[Al_Imaan]

well, now its 3...I'm not working to live, so that means I'm living to work...in da future......does that make sense...

[The Ruler]

living to work.

reason: work can be translated into different perpective. for me, work would be giving da'wah as well as working in a clinic or whatever. worshipping is also work. Work done = force applied x distance travelled. i.e. if work wasn't done, we would remain stationary in one place (as force is needed for soething to move) I hope you get where I'm coming from...??? To worship, movement is required. for movement to occur, force needs to be applied; and thus, work is done. so you live to work.

tell me, am i just babbling to myself?

[doorster]

2 members have chosen living to work..i think that needs an explanation

I did in http://www.islamicboard.com/782123-post8.html

if working to live was true then my father and many others would have stopped working on their retirement day.

for example Brother Woodrow would not be working here moderating on this site as he does not need to do it to stay alive. we have to work regardless of needing to make a living. if we only work to live then we can't help anyone since we have done enough to live beyond pensionable age but we keep on working till the last breath.

[Al_Imaan]

^^I agree with them. Their answer is my answer too...lol..

[S.A.]

I did in http://www.islamicboard.com/782123-post8.html

if working to live was true then my father and many others would have stopped working on their retirement day.

for example Brother Woodrow would not be working here moderating on this site as he does not need to do it to stay alive. we have to work regardless of needing to make a living. if we only work to live then we can't help anyone since we have done enough to live beyond pensionable age but we keep on working till the last breath.

You have presented a different view but not exactly the right one intended here in the poll.

What generally is meant by 'Living to Work' is to work for materialistic things and to satisfy ones career ambitions. People who live to work, put their family as secondary in their life, are hardly satisfied of their professional achievements, and greed for more and more name and fame.

[doorster]

that is typical of western and wannbe western, live for now, live for me, life stylers.
But many of them westerners work beyond their normal working hours as well as beyond retirement age.

That is how their charity shops,soup kitchens and homeless shelters are staffed.

One of my children (19 year old) work a 3 day week as paid employee and 3 days at an Oxfam shop for lunch money and bus fare(out of pocket expenses).

[BanGuLLy]

Working to live... Im broke

[S.A.]

Working to live... Im broke

May Allah bless u...

[smile]

working to live