The Work

Burroughs wrote about the job,

which was to free oneself from

conditioning, however it had

come about. For me, work was

what I had to do, not what I loved.

For me, plumbing was work, and

the great thing about it was I knew

when it was over for the day. The

great thing about it was taking s

shower and putting on clean clothes

which automatically made me forget

about how the day had gone. And,

a great thing about it was I knew I

could make a living. Burroughs used

the word "job" as a euphemism for

what was the real "work", life's work,

the task at hand, self liberation from

the prison of one's thoughts and 

opinions, beliefs and fantasies, the only

real "work" that needs to be done.