For some reason, some people just can't get a decent night's rest because of too much brain activity. The thoughts come unbidden and there's just no escaping alertness. So, let's explore.
What makes our lives change? People. They bring us into this world, they feed us, they clothe us, they sell us merchandise. They make us happy, they make us sad, and on occasion, they make us want to tear out our hair. They work with us, they work against us; they like us, they hate us.
Can you imagine what your life would be like without anyone else in it?
In your current situation, would you eventually succumb to a mindless routine? Living without company day in and day out, no one to share your joys or stifle your despair, would you continue keeping track of time?
Or would you feel more freedom? There would be no one to worry about, nothing would be politically incorrect, you wouldn't need to fight anyone for anything. The world would, as they say, be your oyster. (Why do they say that?)
I think it might be a combination of both. So many things would be so much easier, depending on how you wanted to live. To live as we do now would be impossible because the workforce required would be nonexistent. However, if you don't mind surviving on bare essentials, it would certainly make for an interesting adventure. For awhile.
It's funny - we work, and work, and work. Once in awhile, we take what's called a holiday, to apparently recharge our batteries and do whatever we want. But do we? If you really could do whatever you wanted, would you? Would you have the money? The time? But what if what you wish for is impossible? One day of pure solitude, as we just discussed.
What you wish for might not be so extreme, but it might be out of reach. So, then, what are we doing with our lives? I'm sure many people can't get what they wish for, for one reason or other, unfortunately. Do they simply go through the motions then? Work, eat, sleep, repeat. There has to be something else.
I guess that's when you take what you can get. That little piece of chocolate cake for dessert, finally buying that shirt you were eyeing the other day, getting a laugh from rewatching a favourite movie. Perhaps this is why people need to believe in something bigger.
But then, even if you do, your daily life wouldn't really change all that much. It would just be in your mind. You'd still have the daily grind to face, the same people in your inner circle.
Ugh. And I'm not even close to the mid-life crisis age.
What makes our lives change? People. They bring us into this world, they feed us, they clothe us, they sell us merchandise. They make us happy, they make us sad, and on occasion, they make us want to tear out our hair. They work with us, they work against us; they like us, they hate us.
Can you imagine what your life would be like without anyone else in it?
In your current situation, would you eventually succumb to a mindless routine? Living without company day in and day out, no one to share your joys or stifle your despair, would you continue keeping track of time?
Or would you feel more freedom? There would be no one to worry about, nothing would be politically incorrect, you wouldn't need to fight anyone for anything. The world would, as they say, be your oyster. (Why do they say that?)
I think it might be a combination of both. So many things would be so much easier, depending on how you wanted to live. To live as we do now would be impossible because the workforce required would be nonexistent. However, if you don't mind surviving on bare essentials, it would certainly make for an interesting adventure. For awhile.
It's funny - we work, and work, and work. Once in awhile, we take what's called a holiday, to apparently recharge our batteries and do whatever we want. But do we? If you really could do whatever you wanted, would you? Would you have the money? The time? But what if what you wish for is impossible? One day of pure solitude, as we just discussed.
What you wish for might not be so extreme, but it might be out of reach. So, then, what are we doing with our lives? I'm sure many people can't get what they wish for, for one reason or other, unfortunately. Do they simply go through the motions then? Work, eat, sleep, repeat. There has to be something else.
I guess that's when you take what you can get. That little piece of chocolate cake for dessert, finally buying that shirt you were eyeing the other day, getting a laugh from rewatching a favourite movie. Perhaps this is why people need to believe in something bigger.
But then, even if you do, your daily life wouldn't really change all that much. It would just be in your mind. You'd still have the daily grind to face, the same people in your inner circle.
Ugh. And I'm not even close to the mid-life crisis age.
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