My daughter was having trouble recently deciding on what to major( 专业) in at college, so she asked for my advice. I told her the one thing I wish that I had been told at her age: "Find a job that you love and you will never work a day. "I didn't know how to answer, though, when she asked me what she should do if she had to take a job that she hated.
That question brought back a lot of memories of jobs that I had over the years. I remembered one in particular. My young family was struggling. We had no money, and there were no good jobs to be had in the area. My brother, however, got me a job at a local wood factory. The work was hard and meant pain for my back. Hours were spent on wood. The pay was very low. In the winter the skin on my fingers bled(出血) from the cold, dry air. In the several years I worked there, many people left. Only those of us who had families to support didn't leave to look for something better.
Still, I also remembered singing to myself while working. I remember as I pushed the wood, looking out of the window and happily watching the leaves changing in the fall. I remembered how a simple sandwich tasted like the greatest meal in the world after hours of hard work. I remembered being grateful for this job so I could feed my family. Remembering all this gave me the answer I needed for my daughter. "Just bring your love to your job then, sweetheart," I said. "If you can't do what you love, then love what you do."
In this life we work to live, but we live to love. Without love, work is drudgery. Yet, with love, work is joy.
①The writer's family had been struggling before he had the job.
②The writer found what advice he needed to give his daughter from his story.
③The writer had been grateful for this job so he could feed his family.
④The writer had gotten a hard job at a local wood factory from his brother.
⑤His daughter asked him what she should do if she had to take a job that she hated.