Friend is turning against manual labor

[krag]

I have a friend in Connecticut who was a willing worker, come what may, doing farm work, other types of labor jobs, helped me on landscape and tree work jobs back to the 90s. Recently he had a lot of extra money, sits on nearly 10 acres and somehow thinks he is "rich", and is strongly against physical work as a loser. I have always believed physical labor is healthy and righteous.

How would you respond to a change of attitude like this?

 

[ManiacalMark]

Wait until he goes broke or wants a favor, then explain.

 

[Marshy]

Depends... does he make time and participate in any kind of friendship, maybe just complains more, or is he too good for peasant manual labor type people now? If it's the latter then it's an easy solution and good real character is obvious.

 

[Steve Taylor]

I have a friend in Connecticut who was a willing worker, come what may, doing farm work, other types of labor jobs, helped me on landscape and tree work jobs back to the 90s. Recently he had a lot of extra money, sits on nearly 10 acres and somehow thinks he is "rich", and is strongly against physical work as a loser. I have always believed physical labor is healthy and righteous.

How would you respond to a change of attitude like this?

I have two who are in the same boat. One is on disability like me so I know what he makes and it's not much.
People seem to me to be getting more and lazy every day. I do it just for the work and piece of mind. I hate being in the house too thought.

 

[krag]

If you are able to do work you should; I have always found physical work to be gratifying and I needed it after all the brain numbing scholastic work.

The friend has lost a brother and mother in the last few years and is getting therapy which is usually a good thing. But he has a farm property that stretches back centuries.

 

[krag]

He sent me a link to this Atlantic article today: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...on-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/

You can find an article to justify just about any position.

The Bible says to work with our hands the thing that is good, and similar advice. That's good enough.

 

[Stump Shot]

I have a friend in Connecticut who was a willing worker, come what may, doing farm work, other types of labor jobs, helped me on landscape and tree work jobs back to the 90s. Recently he had a lot of extra money, sits on nearly 10 acres and somehow thinks he is "rich", and is strongly against physical work as a loser. I have always believed physical labor is healthy and righteous.

How would you respond to a change of attitude like this?

While I realize he's a friend of yours that you care about, it's hard to get folks to do what is good for them. Best advice I can give is to worry about your own self and lead by example. Invite your friend to help you with some projects and such, might be he just forgot how much fun and rewarding working can be.