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'''The first, original definition of work''' was best known to [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in their original, unfallen state.

'''The first, original definition of work''' was best known to [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] in their original, unfallen state.

But, in the fallen world, and from a naively secular perspective, work appears to be an ambiguous blend of joyous productivity and more-or-less unpleasant-but-necessary [[toil]].  

But, in the fallen world, and from a naively secular perspective, work appears to be an ambiguous blend of joyous productivity and more-or-less unpleasant-but-necessary toil.  

So, while work may be defined simply as productive activity, such a definition falls short of an enlightened, humane perspective. This naively secular view of work results, over time, in an increasingly disparate socio-politico-economic system by the error of what may be called the ''"Divine Right of the Work Ethic"'', the "rat race ethic", or the "dog-eat-dog ethic". This is the view of work in which the individual has the unqualified right to all the "proceeds of his efforts" in a secular free-for-all of economic (if not socio-economic) 'contract': "to the winner of any manner of competition---and, to the holder of any manner of advantage---rightly goes the spoil".

So, while work may be defined simply as productive activity, such a definition falls short of an enlightened, humane perspective. This naively secular view of work results, over time, in an increasingly disparate socio-politico-economic system by the error of what may be called the ''"Divine Right of the Work Ethic"'', the "rat race ethic", or the "dog-eat-dog ethic". This is the view of work in which the individual has the unqualified right to all the "proceeds of his efforts" in a secular free-for-all of economic (if not socio-economic) 'contract': "to the winner of any manner of competition---and, to the holder of any manner of advantage---rightly goes the spoil".