"And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
- Genesis 2:2-3
Some people claim that according to the Scriptures, the week ends on Saturday when God rested from creation, other subscribe to the modern, and Gregorian calenders which end the week on Sunday.
Though the actual seventh day, the Sabbath, of the week has been much debated, the lesson to draw from this is the same, to have a day of rest after a week of work.
In this modern society where work and deadlines and engagements never seem to end, how many of us take this time off to recharge ourselves? As it goes, it has become a national issue in Singapore where the headlines in the past few days have been about needing to work efficiently and to shift the working styles from putting in long hours to putting in those hours in a smart manner.
Linked to that is the discussion on whether S.Korea's proposal to black out the cities to make people stop work and produce babies would be a viable solution here in Singapore . When the general working culture is that of work and people bringing work back home, forcing them to stop work is nothing more than a change of location; a result already evident in France where the 35-hour work week has been in force for some years.
In my case, I don't want much. I only want a day a week to sleep in, have Sunday brunch with my loved ones, sit around sipping coffee, reading, play football, and then sleep early. We should all take a page from the old Man up there.
Rest and bless the day.
Though the actual seventh day, the Sabbath, of the week has been much debated, the lesson to draw from this is the same, to have a day of rest after a week of work.
In this modern society where work and deadlines and engagements never seem to end, how many of us take this time off to recharge ourselves? As it goes, it has become a national issue in Singapore where the headlines in the past few days have been about needing to work efficiently and to shift the working styles from putting in long hours to putting in those hours in a smart manner.
Linked to that is the discussion on whether S.Korea's proposal to black out the cities to make people stop work and produce babies would be a viable solution here in Singapore . When the general working culture is that of work and people bringing work back home, forcing them to stop work is nothing more than a change of location; a result already evident in France where the 35-hour work week has been in force for some years.
In my case, I don't want much. I only want a day a week to sleep in, have Sunday brunch with my loved ones, sit around sipping coffee, reading, play football, and then sleep early. We should all take a page from the old Man up there.
Rest and bless the day.
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