your work is valuable!

I've seen people with the mistaken belief that you have to have a certain type of job or career in order to be successful or worth anything. But if you work hard at anything you do, it is valuable. Some people make more money than others which is obvious as you see in the media and all. Some people make thousands or even millions of dollars and barely lift a finger to earn it. I forget what you call those kinds of people. Entrepreneurs? Well I know some of them work really hard. What if you are a stay at home mom? What do your friends think? Do they tell you you should get a job? Tell them you have a job! You are nurturing your child/children and are training them for a secure future. You spend countless hours feeding and reassuring your children, do you not? You stay up with them at night when they are sick. You make sure they are clean and well fed. What if you are a stay at home wife, maybe you have no kids. Your husband provides enough means of living. You dedicate your time and energy to care for your yard, your house and the many errands to be done. IS that not a job? True, you don't get paid for it but it is a job. What if you have a job that doesn't pay much yet you work hard and you come home at the end of the day tired yet fulfilled? What if all you did was flip burgers or pick up trash, or babysit? Maybe you mowed a few lawns. It doesn't matter what you do. Work is work. Of course whatever you choose to pursue is your choice. If you are happy that is important. I just want people to know whatever work you do, it is valuable and it benefits not just yourself but others. If you want a big career, than pursue it. If you simply want to flip burgers, babysit, do road construction, help older ones, mow lawns, be a stay at home mom, then do it. Again I can't stress it enough, all hard work is valuable... pursue it. Do what you have to do. Don't worry about what others think or what society defines as a career or a "meaningful" job.