According to Dostoevsky, work is a voluntary sacrifice of one’s own well-being for the benefit of others.
When I read it in one of Dostoevsky’s letters, I realized that sometimes, when I begin to doubt my work in finance in the broad sense (after all, generally speaking, I count other’s money – there is nothing deep and profound in my effort exept the fact that I am also counting taxes which should be paid by companies to contribute to the society’s general welfare and well-being – this is how it should work in an ideal work), in order to find a deeper meaning in my work, I explain to myself that I am contributing to the general welfare of society, even if only by paying taxes by myself.
How this money is then distributed by the government is an entirely different matter.
I often write that the fact that I work in a broadly defined finance area is also my creative advantage. How is it possible? It gives me financial independence. Thus, I do not consider potential clients’ opinions. To be honest, I do not care if someone wants to buy my art or not. My work in finance provides me with the possibility to be totally out of the commercial world with my art. Do I like my work in finance? Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don’t.
I believe most people have similar feelings once asked about working in other people’s companies.
I accept it as it is and I do not consider it takes away my time, which I could devote to my artistic passion. Of course, sometimes I work too long, and I do not have enough energy to even write a new text. Nevertheless, in such moments, I must remind myself that by doing so, I am contributing something extra (not only pictures, texts, and the www.adammazek.com blog) to the Polish society.
