Quote by Theodore Bikel

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hopelessly bored. To me it was meaningless. I would stand around in heaps of manure and sings about the beauty of the work I wasn't doing.

I tried for a while to be an agricultural worker and was hop

Summary

In this quote, the speaker conveys their dissatisfaction with working in agriculture. They express feeling bored and finding the work meaningless. Despite physically being present in the environment, the speaker symbolically stands in heaps of manure, highlighting the unfulfilling nature of their job. By singing about the beauty of the work they aren't engaged in, the speaker further emphasizes the stark contrast between their reality and their desires, possibly suggesting a sense of longing for something more meaningful or fulfilling in their life.

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Beauty

By Theodore Bikel

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