Contributing member of..

What exactly is a contributing member of society?

Does it just mean jumping through the societies hoops, holding down a job, paying taxes, so on an so forth?

Was Christ a contributing member? If so is that because he was a carpenter? Or does his work in the fields religion and spirituality count?

The impression I get from the world around me at this time is that its the working, paying taxes thing.

Which leaves me ... it leaves me ... I don't know where. As I have said before I am not opposed to working. But is not now nor will it ever be the be all and end of my existence.

(don't reckon that makes much sense to anyone other than me, barely does to me. But working through things in my head and getting it out helps sometimes.)