Ito ang isang mabuting bagay na aking nakita: nararapat lamang na kumain, uminom, at pakinabangan ng isang tao ang bunga ng kanyang pinagpaguran sa mundong ito, sa maikling panahong ibinigay sa kanya ng Diyos; ito ang ating bahagi. Ganoon din ang dapat gawin ng lahat ng niloob ng Diyos na yumaman: tanggapin ang kanilang bahagi at pakinabangan ang bunga ng kanyang pinagpaguran sapagkat ito ay kaloob ng Diyos. Sa gayon, hindi siya malulungkot kahit na maikli ang buhay niya sa daigdig sapagkat puno naman ito ng kasiyahan.

Ang Mangangaral 5:18–20

Have you ever felt like you had to hustle to keep up, achieve your dreams, or support your family? What the Japanese call “Karōshi,” or overworking to death, is becoming widespread in their society. Some people collapse and die from sickness due to overwork or work-related stress and exhaustion. 

Hindi naman masama to work hard or “hustle” to earn a living and provide for our needs. But when we hustle up until we start to get overworked and neglect our health, it reveals the true object of our trust. We are essentially saying that God cannot provide for us sufficiently, which is why we take our destiny into our own hands.

Instead, why don’t we learn to be content? As we use our skills to make a living, we can trust that everything is in God’s hands and believe that He will provide for us no matter what. Dahil kuntento tayo, we can learn how to find rest in God and avoid burnout. Rest is a gift from God that we can enjoy. We can trust that He has a good plan for us. 

Being productive is important for success at our job or career. However, far more important is remembering that our worth comes not from how much work we accomplish but from the fact that we are perfectly loved by God who takes care of us.