2009.10.29
Long: The dignity of work
Work brings dignity
John Long
Long, director of the Salem Museum and a history teacher at Roanoke College, is a Roanoke Times columnist.
I've reached the conclusion that, especially for men, work defines us. Meet a man, and usually you ask his name, and then follow it up with "what do you do?" It's not far from asking, "Who are you? What reason do you have for existence? What do you contribute to the world?"
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