But I, Being Poor, Have Only My Labor

I have sold my pitiful labor for a wage; thread softly because you tread on my spirit.

Alvin T.

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Tread softly, because you thread on my spirit.
Tread softly, because you thread on my spirit. (Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash)

I’ve spent my most depressive years working paycheck to paycheck. I don’t remember the paychecks. I remember the depression.

— quoted from Alan Trapulioni, “11 Things in Life that Just Aren’t Worth It

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Alvin T.

Sociologist-thinker-marketer in Tokyo. Editor of Japonica. Follow to read about life in Japan, modern society, and poignant truths infused with irony.