My lovely wife and I were watching Sense and Sensibility they other night and I heard a word we are all very familiar with. But it was used in a way that is very uncommon to most of us. In case you haven't guessed, the word is: OCCUPATION. Here's the scene.
One of the characters is deathly ill. A family "friend" has driven her to the families home. As he impatiently waits, he turns to the sister and pleads for an occupation, lest he go mad. He wasn't looking for a paid job, he was looking for meaningful engagement. Our professional title causes us more grief simply because "occupation" is not longer used as when our profession was founded. If common usage of occupation was "meaningful engagement", our title would tell people what we do! Anyway, I think it's "neat" to hear occupation being used how it was many years ago. Ron -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
