From a paragraph of Labour, Carlyle helps explain how to better oneself at work and possibly at life. “Know thy work and do it” seems to illustrate how the Gospel tells what a person must do for the better good for everyone. However Carlyle continues to state that some people are unable to understand themselves and are unable to work. However what Carlyle explains is that what one must do is find what they are not good at work and work to make it better. This will make the person better and will later become perfect himself by working. I think Carlyle understands what a man must do in order to better himself in the working environment. I believe that if every person works what Carlyle asks, we would have a much better working environment and everything will become less chaotic. He goes on to tell that “Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by Action alone” (482). This quote seems to have great impact with me because I believe that it is true that doubt will never disappear if you do nothing. The only way is to do something about it and hopefully it will be for better.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Thomas Carlyle
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Joe,
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I wrote about Carlyle's essay, as well. Like you, I think that the quote about doubt and action is very poignant. If we sit around and think ourselves out of doing things, then nothing will ever get done. Once we act, we find that our doubts were not valid at all and only a means of keeping us at bay.
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