BACK to BASICS work

 

Colossians 2:8

King James Version

8 Beware lest any man spoil you 

through philosophy and vain deceit, 

after the tradition of men, 

after the rudiments of the world, 

and not after Christ.

I knew it would be coming.

But I didn't realize it would be this soon.

That man would be back at work, as he was needed again.

He was to have his dignity back.

This born again watchman had no doubt.

Man would always be needed for work.

Much as others wanted to replace him with ey-ay.

The "bubble" is becoming true.

Tech companies are now going easy on data centers.

What were their CEOs, CFOs, and CTOs thinking?

That they can take humans out of the "equation"?

Didn't GOD create us for work?

Aren't the work of our hands commendable, especially if they served others well?

Isn't human interaction the best form of interaction?

Why use machines to think for you?

Why even use if for inventories?

And they thought it would speed things up.

On the contrary, it slowed service down, and caused customer dissatisfaction, if not company confusion.

"Penny-wise" became "pound-foolish".

Sure, the engineers loved what ey-ay can do.

"Efficiency" experts went ga-ga over what they thought the "system" could do.

So companies did away with "redundant" workers -- or so they thought.

But the system cost their company tons of money, blowing their budget early on.

It wasn't so "smart" after all.

Thus, it's now back to basics.

Back to humans.

These greedy tech giants think man can just be set aside, for a faster, cheaper, and more intelligent (?) option.

Not so, for GOD made man.

Genesis 1:26

King James Version

26 And God said, 

Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: 

and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, 

and over all the earth, and over every creeping 

thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:27

King James Version

27 So God created man in his own image, 

in the image of God created he him; 

male and female created he them.

Genesis 1:28

King James Version

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, 

Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, 

and subdue it: and have dominion 

over the fish of the sea, 

and over the fowl of the air, 

and over every living thing 

that moveth upon the earth.

Data centers cannot take over agrarian lands, residential neighborhoods, communities, and mom and pop stores.

Man has not become richer (though a handful did).

Man has not become healthier (stress did him in).

We will ALWAYS go BACK to BASICS.

We will always need each other for work.

We will ALWAYS need GOD to guide us.

Sure, in the pursuit of futuristic production, man designed vertical farming, housed in controlled environments.

Where is the sun in that?

Where is the soil in that?

Where is the photosynthesis?

Has everything become artificial?

Are we to rely on robots, and programmers?

That's all contrary to what GOD declared man will be, after the "fall":

Genesis 3:17-19

King James Version

17 And unto Adam he said, 

Because thou hast hearkened 

unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, 

of which I commanded thee, saying, 

Thou shalt not eat of it: 

cursed is the ground for thy sake; 

in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18 Thorns also and thistles 

shall it bring forth to thee; 

and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, 

till thou return unto the ground; 

for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, 

and unto dust shalt thou return.

We will always be "rooted" to the soil.

Ecclesiastes 3:20

King James Version

20 All go unto one place; 

all are of the dust, 

and all turn to dust again.

So, farmers and those in agriculture, please keep at it.

Don't be bullied by those who want you give up your farms for their overheating data centers.

Continue to grow, according to GOD's will, design, and purpose -- and never for greed from those conglomerates.

As for the rest of us workers, let us continue to work with our hands, hearts, and minds, serving the LORD of GLORY alone.

And if we serve others, it's because we loved GOD first.

It's what JESUS taught us.

It's where the HOLY SPIRIT led this workman.

It's how we all need to be.

After GOD's heart.

As we serve others.

And never in a mechanical way.

Ecclesiastes 3:22

King James Version

22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, 

than that a man should rejoice in his own works; 

for that is his portion: 

for who shall bring him to see 

what shall be after him?

John 13:34-35

King James Version

34 A new commandment I give unto you, 

That ye love one another; as I have loved you, 

that ye also love one another.

35 By this shall all men know 

that ye are my disciples, 

if ye have love one to another.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

King James Version

11 And that ye study to be quiet, 

and to do your own business, 

and to work with your own hands, 

as we commanded you;

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Romans 12:2 

King James Version

2 And be not conformed to this world: 

but be ye transformed 

by the renewing of your mind, 

that ye may prove what is that good, 

and acceptable, 

and perfect, will of God.

A very interesting 2018 movie landed on my radar today -- "The Hummingbird Project".

It's interesting for it has many layers, and facets, on technology, greed, drama, God, and human choices.

Truly, the question is:

At what price, speed?

Would you junk other people, to gain a buck, even 500 million dollars a year?

Would you steal proprietary software?

Or would you create a your own?

Where does ethics come in at work?

Would you trespass on other people's lands, so you can dig a hole for your high-tech project?

Would you bypass these peaceful people's rights, having found a loophole to get under their lands, so you can complete your project?

Would you care about lemon farmers who do the dirty work, as you reap the profits from your commodity trading?

Would you care about any farmer at all?

Would you care about every day workers?

Would you set aside your family, as you focus on your project?

How far would you go for a buck?

How about 500 million dollars a year?

How much work would you put in if you were offered 300 thousand dollars bonus, in addition to your basic 150 thousand dollars salary, to dominate high-frequency trading, through your algorithms?

How far will you take your God-given brains to accomplish your objectives?

Would you choose to serve God?

Or will you sell out?

Will you choose to be God's, following His will alone, and not be used to destroy and discredit others, or make others addicted to your newest software, or hardware?

In the search for a fast buck, or for a peaceful conscience, what would you do?

Are you out to dominate the world?

How far would you go, to serve God, or to serve yourself?

What do you really care about?

Who are your real friends?

What does family mean to you?

Who is God to you?

What legacy would you leave your children?

These are but some of the questions that would pop up as you watch this movie, for you will see how people react, or respond, to temptations from the world.

And yet be faced by simple folks, who would not want to have anything to do with your promise of speed for the world -- at any price.

For they care about God only, and consider the land as God's.

And they know where speed and technology come from.

And they also know how it will all end for those who have succumbed to such temptations.

You will also see how, in one instant, all our ambitions can be flushed down the drain, when faced with life-threatening illness.

You will also see who God's real people are, the ones you've stepped on, and yet they still shelter you from the rain.

This is a wonderful movie of the times.

I hope you get to watch it.

I'm glad God led me to it today.

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