to elaborate
I think this can pertain to just about any social situation:
Why do we bother to communicate when all we do is talk about what we are doing next. Who cares?
It's not necessarily fun to talk about something that hasn't happened yet. Especially if the likelihood of that thing happening is less than certain.
I look at it this way. We're at this cafe now, here, and we're happy just being here right now. The coffee is good, the company is good. Why ruin it by intentionally taking ourselves away from the comfort of the cafe and putting us in an uncertain and somehwhat chaotic hypothetical situation. Lets just enjoy the time we have right here right now. Yes, Jesus Jones was right when he crafted that clever little number. Never mind that it was just a one hit wonder.
And the other side of the coin:
What do people on a tropical island, isolated from the go-go-go ness that the rets of the world consumes itself with (SIGH) talk about? Because I've been so caught up in doing everything I wouldn't have a fucking clue what to talk about in a low key paradise like that. But islanders must talk about alot of interesting things, like the ocean and the creatures and the sand and the snakebites...oh man. But I feel like I would just stare at stuff and smile alot. Because my life was decelerated. Yes, that kind of lifestyle change might prevent heart attacks but still, i worry that I might get bored.
And so is that why we intentionally force ourselves out of our comfort zones? Because we're bored. Well, folks. When will we ever be happy? Because I can tell you that when I'm absorbed with busy busy busies, I can't wait to go the bar and drink my troubles away. Decelerate my life in a way. But then I meet someone who tells me about their life and then where do I end up? Talking about what I'm doing next. We always search for what MORE is out there but maybe we don't realize that we've already got plenty of stuff to think about as it is. Really, if you don't slow down to take it all in (SIGH) you haven't really learned anything at all.
We've got 70 some years to learn how to live life peacefully and to keep it exciting. I'm going to start each day. Each day I'm going to shut the fuck up just a little more. And then hopefully, you'll shut the fuck up too
Why do we bother to communicate when all we do is talk about what we are doing next. Who cares?
It's not necessarily fun to talk about something that hasn't happened yet. Especially if the likelihood of that thing happening is less than certain.
I look at it this way. We're at this cafe now, here, and we're happy just being here right now. The coffee is good, the company is good. Why ruin it by intentionally taking ourselves away from the comfort of the cafe and putting us in an uncertain and somehwhat chaotic hypothetical situation. Lets just enjoy the time we have right here right now. Yes, Jesus Jones was right when he crafted that clever little number. Never mind that it was just a one hit wonder.
And the other side of the coin:
What do people on a tropical island, isolated from the go-go-go ness that the rets of the world consumes itself with (SIGH) talk about? Because I've been so caught up in doing everything I wouldn't have a fucking clue what to talk about in a low key paradise like that. But islanders must talk about alot of interesting things, like the ocean and the creatures and the sand and the snakebites...oh man. But I feel like I would just stare at stuff and smile alot. Because my life was decelerated. Yes, that kind of lifestyle change might prevent heart attacks but still, i worry that I might get bored.
And so is that why we intentionally force ourselves out of our comfort zones? Because we're bored. Well, folks. When will we ever be happy? Because I can tell you that when I'm absorbed with busy busy busies, I can't wait to go the bar and drink my troubles away. Decelerate my life in a way. But then I meet someone who tells me about their life and then where do I end up? Talking about what I'm doing next. We always search for what MORE is out there but maybe we don't realize that we've already got plenty of stuff to think about as it is. Really, if you don't slow down to take it all in (SIGH) you haven't really learned anything at all.
We've got 70 some years to learn how to live life peacefully and to keep it exciting. I'm going to start each day. Each day I'm going to shut the fuck up just a little more. And then hopefully, you'll shut the fuck up too