| Re: Music is not Work
From a Zen perspective there is intrinsically no difference between work and any other activity. Work is a term we use to describe any task to be accomplished. Work as a definition is neither good nor bad; it's a neutral concept. You can love your work or hate it, but that's your concious decision - it doesn't affect the basic nature of the work. Whether you do something for a living or as a volunteer, a gig is a gig, work is work. Not bad or good, just work. If you hated playing music, would that justify calling it work? If an assembly-line worker enjoys his/her job, does that mean it's not work? I think we're getting too attached to the idea that work has to be bad or tedious in order to qualify as work. And, of course, on the financial level, anything you do for money, pleasant or odious, is considered work. Just ask the IRS!
Cheers,
Chas |