[coldtea]

>In reality, combining interest and hard work can lead to more fulfillment than simply drudging in and out of an 8-hour work day to collect a paycheck.

And how will that work to fill societies needs for waiters, garbage disposal guys, cleaning ladies, supermarket clerks, miners, clerks, accountants, etc etc? There are tons of jobs where almost nobody has a "passion" for. At worst people follow them because they need to feed themselves, at best because they feel they can do that line of work competently and make a decent buck. No passion involved. They still need to be done.

[rooker]

You'd be surprised by how passionate waiters can be about their jobs. None of these claims are universal, and not everyone can be passionate about their jobs. I agree that society needs garbage men (and garbage men actually get paid quite a bit), but that doesn't mean that for those of us who have more of a choice/desire to find fulfillment in work we should completely ignore the idea of seeking such fulfillment because some others choose not to.