Our last article opened a conversation on the definition of work —a subject that quietly threads through the fabric of every human life. Today, we would like to linger a little longer on this subject—a subject that quietly threads through the fabric of every human life. No one can escape it; whether we resist it, embrace it, or redefine it, work is always there, shaping who we are and how we live. But what, truly, is “work”? How has its meaning shifted across centuries and cu