"If we have our own why in life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does." Friedrich Nietzsche, Twil

"If we have our own why in life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does." Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols Meaning is in the eye of the beholder. For most people in most of history their work just meant to bring food on the table.