Elderly farmers often walk the back roads in Galicia, a region of Spain. They carry tools. I suspect they're retirees working on farms owned by their sons. Or they're still working in their own fields.
Sparks of vitality fill their eyes. Their bodies are robust for their age.
When God punished Adam and Eve, he told them, "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread…." It meant that Adam and Eve, and their descendants, must work to survive. It's assumed by many that God intended for work to be unpleasant.
I question that assumption. I believe that when God cracked down on Adam and Eve, he intended for work to be hard but also gratifying. A source of happiness.
Those old timers in Spain appear content with their lives. That's because they're still enjoying the exhilaration that comes from completing manual tasks.
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