I enjoy meeting people from all around the world. I love cultures, different foods, humour, lifestyles. I get to meet these wonderful people through my tourist oriented work, and they love what I can do, and do , offer to them on a daily basis. Yes, I work so that I can live, but I am not sure whether I can live without meaningful and rewarding work forming part of my daily routine. Being creative helps, because your satisfaction does not depend on other peoples' approval, but rather on your having the opportunity to express yourself, but how many artists have their works stored up in an attic or garage, rarely to be viewed and appreciated ? An artist needs an audience.
RE: friends with benefits
bravo..my sentiments, eloquently put into perspective