Sweating over lonely labour...

[fajrdrako]

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, and to be given a chance to create, are the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. - Bette Davis, actress

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

People with economic security in their lives are truly fortunate.

Yes, I think Bette Davis means 'icing on the cake'. Does this bring the topic back to Marie Antionette and 'let them eat cake'?

[wijsgeer.livejournal.com]

Does this bring the topic back to Marie Antionette and 'let them eat cake'?

I don't know. It depends a bit on Bette Davis background. If she never ever had any struggle and faced any economic hardship, taking a certain amount of affluence for granted, than perhaps yes.

I find it remarkable that many of those who responded to the quote said they didn't need gravy. Well I most certainly do. It is easier to take it for granted if you are secure in your source of income (or your abillity to find an other one).

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

It depends a bit on Bette Davis background.

A quite look at her background on Wikipedia didn't give me much indication. She seems to have worked very hard - but it doesn't seem as if she came from a background of poverty.

Maybe people interpret 'gravy' differently? Or its connotations? I certainly need the satisfaction of creativity, and a certain degree of success with creativity is - I think - necessary. Moreover one needs to be able to survive from day to day. Too much hard work in the name of survival, or fear that basic needs will not be net, can kill creativity pretty fast.