{"id":2236148,"date":"2024-05-03T03:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T07:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-young-people-to-take-sweat-equity-literally\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T03:58:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T07:58:30","slug":"its-time-for-young-people-to-take-sweat-equity-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-young-people-to-take-sweat-equity-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngsters should start valuing hard work more"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-time-for-young-people-to-take-sweat-equity-literally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2236148&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article encourages\u200c young people to embrace\u2063 manual labor as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-ceo-received-reality-check-after-taking-electric-f-150-lightning-on-road-trip\/\" title=\"Ford CEO gets 'reality check' during electric F-150 Lightning road trip.\">valuable learning experience<\/a>, emphasizing \u2063the rewards\u200d and\u200d virtues it\u200d brings. It highlights the importance of physical work in shaping character,\u2063 fostering gratitude,\u2064 and contributing\u2063 to the creation\u200b and maintenance\u200b of a functioning society. The author advocates for a shift in perspective towards manual labor as a fulfilling and essential part of\u200c life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>In just a few days, I\u2019ll be washing stacks of dirty dishes, wrangling toddlers, and changing countless baby diapers. <\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t wait. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1323789670\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-571397a2761a60c7db1cf3957a0fadc8 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-571397a2761a60c7db1cf3957a0fadc8\"><\/div>\n<p>No, that isn\u2019t sarcasm. I won\u2019t be working a swanky internship this summer, but that\u2019s fine with me. My past two summers of nannying have taught me more than any class or internship could about tenacity, confidence, and love in action. <\/p>\n<p>All of us young people need to give manual work a try, and summer is the perfect opportunity to do so. It needn\u2019t be your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-extended-look-at-candace-owens-like-youve-never-seen-her-before\/\" title=\"An Extended Look At\u00a0Candace Owens Like You\u2019ve Never Seen Her Before\">full-time job<\/a>: Build a fence for your parents, mow some elderly neighbors\u2019 lawns, take care of a friend\u2019s toddler for the day. <\/p>\n<p>Whatever form it takes, manual labor done well is an immensely rewarding break from the rigors \u2014 and blind spots \u2014 of student life and a necessary introduction to adulthood. <\/p>\n<p>In an increasingly mechanized world, we risk losing sight of the value of manual labor. Young people \u2014 particularly those immersed in the world of online discourse \u2014 can come to devalue anything but high-minded intellectual work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bb646ab6134c739d259bcbc43dd02c60 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-bb646ab6134c739d259bcbc43dd02c60\"><\/div>\n<p>As Victor Davis Hanson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/brawn-in-an-age-of-brains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argues<\/a> in \u201cBrawn in an Age of Brains\u201d for City Journal, we\u2019d rather pay money to work out at a gym than gain the same strength from basic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-americans-sue-u-s-farms-for-replacing-them-with-foreign-workers-its-like-being-robbed-of-your-heritage\/\" title=\"Black Americans Sue U.S. Farms for Replacing Them with Foreign Workers: 'It's Like Being Robbed of Your Heritage'\">physical labor<\/a>. Our increasingly mechanized society, though, is not beyond manual labor \u2014 and we shouldn\u2019t be, either.<\/p>\n<p>If we make intellectual achievement the only work that matters, we\u2019ve got it all wrong. All work can be a participation in the ongoing act of creation and bring virtue and fulfillment. Manual labor, in a special way, fulfills the design of our bodies as we put our hands and hearts to the service of others.<\/p>\n<p>And we need manual labor done well. We have all benefited from the selfless physical work it took to raise us and take care of our needs, especially when we were too young to do anything for ourselves. Physical labor built the houses we live in, harvested the food we eat, and sorted the clothing we wear. Joining in is a sign of gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>So don\u2019t stick up your nose \u2014 roll up your sleeves and get to work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df10ccca3cd2cc93da0e21d15aa2a89c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df10ccca3cd2cc93da0e21d15aa2a89c\"><\/div>\n<p>Growing up, my mother always told us that cleaning bathrooms was the most satisfying job. Whether or not she was saying that to motivate us hooligans to scrub the toilet harder, she was right. <\/p>\n<p>The rewards of most manual labor, cleaning or otherwise, are visible and immediate: a sparkling bathroom, a briefly clean and happy child, a mouthwatering meal, a tidy garden, a running car. Through your hard work, you\u2019ve made the world more beautiful \u2014 at least, until the baby poops again. <\/p>\n<p>Manual labor teaches tenacity. There\u2019s nothing like putting your whole body into a job while you have a headache, are hungry for lunch, and are sweltering in the summer heat. Don\u2019t go overboard, of course, but it\u2019s good for you to push your limits. <\/p>\n<p>From tenacity and the visible rewards of work come grounded confidence. Having now painted a porch on a 100-degree day (not fun), mopped more square feet of hardwood than I can remember, and carried not one but two unhappy toddlers home in aching arms, I\u2019ve gained a self-assurance born out of my tangible successes. <\/p>\n<p>Heading into life after college, it\u2019s wonderful to develop a can-do attitude toward work. Most adult lives require a fair amount of manual labor, unless you somehow plan on hiring a yard crew, handyman, and housemaid right after graduation. There will be a lot of new skills to learn, and mastering a few gives you the confidence to try new ones when the need arises.<\/p>\n<p>Better to get a grasp on basic adult tasks before the guests are set to arrive at your housewarming party\u00a0in an hour and the toilet is clogged, the yard is overgrown, and the bookshelves have accumulated an astonishing amount of dust. <\/p>\n<p>Manual work teaches love in action. There\u2019s a world of difference between writing an article on the Augustinian ideal of love and putting love into your fifth attempt at fixing a leak, fitting a couch through a doorway, or soothing a fussy child. I\u2019m not a patient person yet, but my nannying job has started to teach me the wealth of loving patience I\u2019ll need to be a parent. <\/p>\n<p>I look forward to the continuing education my physical labor provides by getting me out of my head and equipping me for my future in a way no how-to book can replicate. Dishes, diapers, and toddlers: Here I come. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-705006565ae8c2cdc4c618db848c3cc2 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-705006565ae8c2cdc4c618db848c3cc2\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a few days, I&#8217;ll be immersed in dishwashing, babysitting, and diaper changing \u2013 and I&#8217;m excited. This isn&#8217;t sarcasm. Skipping a fancy internship this summer doesn&#8217;t bother me. Nannying in the past two summers has been more enlightening than any academic course or internship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2540,"featured_media":2236149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Millet_-_Two_Men_Digging_1944.111.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Millet_-_Two_Men_Digging_1944.111.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2540"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}