Why Shouldn't Earning a Living Be Our Main Focus?

Question

Why is it held in such high regard, in the text, that one shouldn’t look to lose their sense of self just because they are earning bread?

Answer 1

The premise indicates that earning a living should not be our primary focus because it is a commonplace skill even an ant possesses. It maintains that human beings, who are so immensely intelligent and able, should restrict themselves only to earning a living. Rather, such aspirations should be applied in the achievement of greater goals and in the trying out of the full meaning of being human.