Is hard work and hardship really a virtue?

A few days ago, at the memorial service for my father-in-law, the leader of the Bureau of Commerce praised his father-in-law for his hard work and hard work during his lifetime, and asked us to learn from him. I think there are only two types of hard work; one is hard work. , one is not working hard. And some people's diligence is of no benefit to themselves. If diligence cannot reflect the value and dignity of workers, then it is only meaningful to leaders. A person is willing to give up his own enjoyment and do something that he thinks is very necessary and valuable without harming others. {Comrade Lei Feng is like this} and a person is driven by the stick of profit to complete a task. There is a fundamental difference between working as hard as possible to maintain life. The former's "value level" is set by himself, and he is willing to sacrifice what he considers a smaller value in exchange for a greater value; while the latter's "value" standard is imposed by others. You have no choice whether others say good things or bad things. And actions that have no choice are morally meaningless. If "diligence" is the result of active choice and he is satisfied with "diligence", then this "diligence" is worthy of praise, at least beyond criticism. However, "hardworking" is forced, and "hardworking" people have no choice. Therefore, such "hardworking" is like waiting for the pigs to eat during the Chinese New Year. It is not worthy of praise and has no virtue. Nowadays, our leaders, men of letters, like to praise people's "hard work", and writing articles will elevate them to the level of "the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation." There is a joke in factual reporting; it is said that a group of poets went to northern Shaanxi to collect folk songs and saw an old woman pulling weeds in the field. The chairman of the Writers Association came up to greet her and said, "Old lady, you are still working at such an old age. Your hard work and virtue are worthy of us." "Study!" In Auntie's view, "hard work" is simply a curse. No nation loves hard work and hardship more than pleasure; no nation loves bloodshed and sweat more than leisure. "Diligence" is forced! If a nation is famous for being "hard-working and hard-working", then through this "name" there must be something more terrifying than "hard-working and hard-working" hanging over their heads. For example, harsh systems, rough management, backward technology, etc. Otherwise, people will not choose this kind of "hard work", and it will take two thousand years to do so. So, does "hard work" count as a virtue for an individual? That depends on whose standpoint you are talking about. For the boss of Foxconn, yes! Not necessarily for his employees, otherwise you can't explain those employees who would rather commit suicide by jumping off the building than return to work in the computer room. It is understandable for fishermen to praise the osprey's "hard work", but since the osprey itself also believes that "hard work" is a virtue, we can only attribute it to the long-term domestication of the eagle herders. Because the osprey only wants to get the little fish, and it is never its nature.