Do What You Love Analysis

An idea of 'Do what you love’ which is working on a job that a man really has a passion in is now being on spotlight. There are many books, TV shows, and Facebook pages with thousands of likes which tell the readers and audiences of how good and happy they would feel when they are working on a job they love and also encourage them to find and work in what they really love. Nevertheless, the idea of ‘Do what you love’ is not all new. It was introduced in 19th century by an American philosopher named Henry David Thoreau. The idea stated by Thoreau seems to be similar to the idea of ‘Do what you love’ nowadays, but not all of them. In this essay, I argue that the idea of doing on a job by the love of it by Thoreau cannot be completely used to explain our current economic environment. This is because, currently, there are many social problems, for example, economic and social disparity and its preservation, unemployed workers, and exploitation of labor enjoyment. Among these social problems, ‘do what you love’ is only a fantasy discourse used to continue the capitalism system. Before discussing the other parts, it may help to know basic of what Thoreau wrote about working on a job that one is really …show more content…
In this conditions with no hopes, ‘Do what you love’ is a good discourse to inspire and motivate the labors. It says that, in order to have a happy and successful life, one should work by the love of it . However, this might not be at all true. It is because the capitalism will continuously function if both employers and laborers do exist. ‘Do what you love’ is used to comfort those who are not having a happy and successful life that it is because of they are doing on the wrong jobs. And for those who are having low income or hard works, it just to say that if they really have a passion for it and work hard enough, they will succeed