Slow Down, Then Rise Above The Madness

5 stars op, life is short!

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Yes it is, our lives are fleeting and mortal - the paradox of our being.

That's why I don't have time to wait behind your slow ass, get outta my way!

In that big hurry, do you really think you are getting the most out of life? I would imagine that if you would value quality over quantity, you would make more from the time you do have.



Last Edited by Rising Son on 04/19/2015 01:45 AM

don't forget hoisting too, bro

Thanks Op, a message we all need to hear and heed these days.

Agreed!

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

Simon + Garfunkel

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"WHAT is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?"


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Another healthy option of understanding.

Imagine you are in the desert, next to the ocean.

Everything you can see is the desert, blue ocean and blue sky.

Nice thread. 5 stars.

I have to drive near in Houston sometimes and I think the slow down message is needed for all that drive , people are getting killed all the time now that have stopped to help motorist , we need a wake up call to what is important in life .
Thanks for post as always



Mark 6

31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.

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BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU

Wish it were that easy. In this day and age, if you work a 9-5 it is nearly impossible to maintain what you described. You are running around at work to get things done and I am usually doing 3 different things at once otherwise I wont make my deadlines and probably eventually get fired in a world where finding work is near impossible. Then when you leave work at the end of the day you are exhausted and have to fight traffic and idiotic people all the way home.

When you get home you are too tired to do anything that takes work and you want to enjoy the little bit of the day left that is yours (which is why you rushed home to begin with). So you game a little, read a little, crank some netflix and generally do anything but work. You rinse and repeat this process for five days of the week. And always, there is not enough time.

When the weekend comes you rush around getting stuff done around the house that you didnt have the time or energy to do during week. So most of your weekend is you rushing to get things done around the house, maintenance, car maintenance, cleaning, etc. and you do this as quickly as possible to get it done so that you can have some time for yourself before the weekend ends and a new crazy ass week begins.

I think that while you do all the things you need to to in your every day life, it is important to stop every once in a while and notice what is around you.

Your example is exactly what I was talking about. We all have twisted around working to live into living to work, and we burn ourselves out striving to hold it all together - but we are not really enjoying the life we're living. Your life will pass you by in a blur while you are headstrong into the wind, fighting and scraping just to get by. You have to find the enjoyment in everything you do, even if it means finding happiness in a desk job where you hibernate in a cubicle all day. Slow down and try to improve on and appreciate the quality of life you have, rather than the quantity of life you are trying to get.

Last Edited by Rising Son on 04/19/2015 09:56 AM