Life is not all about work

I remember the words I wrote on one of my research papers. "Work is more than just getting paid, but also what makes people useful," or something like that.  Having something to do everyday makes you feel like you're needed. Not only day, getting a job makes people feels accepted and well-deserved. It's an essential substance of one's life.

However, life is not all about work. I wake up early in the morning and come home after the sun down. Every day. To the job I love. The job I enjoy. But, it doesn't mean I want to stay in the office forever. I still want to go home at the regulated time. I enjoy coming to my comfy house. I enjoy not going anywhere on weekend, or closed my eyes to any unfinished drafts left on weekdays, or ignore business messages on Sunday. I love making full of my private time to be alone. Remember, for cancer, my time alone is sacred.

If any colleagues can skip or cut work because of their family, it'd be not fair if I don't get to limit my work activity just because I'm single. My handicap is that I always want to go home at designed time. I don't want to go further wasting my energy just because I have nobody waiting at home. You can't exploit me.

I've been working since 2005 and I realize pushing your limit might get you more. But, what does it use if you had to pull out your breathe away. I prefer enjoyable working, not a hardworking. I pick my pace and it doesn't mean to be like other people's pace.