"There
are two human virtues, industriousness and diligence, which merge into
one, for they both help us in our efforts to make good use of the
talents we have each received from God. They are virtues because they
lead us to finish things properly. As I have been preaching since 1928,
work is not a curse; nor is it a punishment for sin. Genesis had already
spoken about the fact of work before ever Adam rebelled against God.
According to Our Lord's plans work was to be a permanent feature of man
who, through work, would cooperate in the immense task of creation."
St. Josemaría Escrivá
