Wisdom in life 8: Avoiding work

Avoiding work is the dream of many lazy people who always try to look for shortcuts and avoid hard work. But counterintuitive, when they do that, they often end up having to work twice as much.

The most obvious example is that a lot of teenagers would rather play games than do tedious academic work. Many of them drop out of school early and start selling cheap physical labour for meagre wages. Struggling to survive, they have to work harder and longer hours, with a lower standard of living than those who studied diligently in school and have now secured high-paying, higher-status jobs because of their good education, expertise, and experience gained through constant diligence.

This does not mean that those who play games must necessarily fail. All children love games. Most of them play them just for fun. Only a few children try to figure out the tricks behind the games. Some, among the few, move further to develop a strong interest in game design or software engineering, becoming experts in the IT industry. This kind of interest-driven exploration is never easy and often much more difficult than general schoolwork. The same is true for athletes, musicians, dancers, chefs, and so on. Whatever you do, it does not necessarily have to be limited to an academic pursuit, as long as you are fully committed to it and work as hard as you can to constantly improve. When you become an expert, everything becomes easier. For example, it's hard to become a doctor. Years of hard study, professional training through internships, and finally, when you secure the status of a professional doctor, life becomes easier and more financially comfortable. The most famous example is the fable of the cricket and the ants. The former pass the good times by singing and playing games. The latter work hard all the time to prepare for winter. Finally, the cricket dies when winter comes, and the ants enjoy prosperity thanks to the bounty storage.

In summary, avoiding hard work may bring immediate relaxation, but a better life must be bought with sweat and toil. It is counterintuitive to avoid labour: people must labour more to pay the price of being lazy.

以下是机器翻译的结果：

生活中的智慧8：逃避工作是反直觉的

逃避工作是许多懒人的梦想，他们总是试图寻找捷径，避免辛苦工作。但反过来说，当他们这样做的时候，最终往往要付出双倍的努力。

最明显的例子是，很多青少年宁愿玩游戏也不愿做繁琐的学术工作。他们中的许多人很早就辍学了，开始为微薄的工资出卖廉价的体力劳动。为了生存而挣扎，他们不得不更加努力地工作，工作时间更长，生活水平比那些在学校勤奋学习的人要低。后者由于受过良好的教育，有专业知识，并通过不断的勤奋获得经验，现在已经获得了高薪、高地位的工作。

这并不意味着玩游戏的人一定会失败。所有的孩子都喜欢游戏。大多数人玩这些游戏只是为了好玩。很少有孩子试图弄清楚游戏背后的窍门。在这少数人中，有些人进一步产生对游戏设计或软件工程的浓厚兴趣，成为IT行业的专家。这种兴趣驱动的探索从来都不容易，往往比一般的学校作业难得多。运动员、音乐家、舞蹈家、厨师等等都是如此。无论你做什么，都不一定要局限于学术上的追求，只要你全身心地投入，尽可能地努力工作，不断提高。当你成为一个专家时，一切都会变得更容易。例如，要成为一名医生是很难的。多年的努力学习，通过实习进行专业培训，最后，当你确保了专业医生的地位后，生活变得更容易，经济上也更宽裕。最有名的例子是蟋蟀和蚂蚁的寓言。前者通过唱歌和玩游戏打发美好时光。后者则一直在努力工作，为冬天做准备。最后，蟋蟀在冬天来临的时候死去，而蚂蚁则因为储存丰厚而享受安逸。

总之，避免辛勤工作可能会带来立即的放松，但更好的生活必须用汗水和辛劳来换取。 避免劳动是反直觉的：人们必须付出更多的辛劳来支付懒惰的代价。

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