The older I get, the more apparent it becomes to me that the old sayings are so very true; 'a problem shared is a problem halved', 'give an inch, they'll take a mile', more haste less speed', and of course 'the grass is always greener on the other side', etc., etc., but talking of which I am in a bit of a quandry with the latter saying. I have always tried to be satisfied with my life rather than wasting energy on wishing it to be otherwise and thinkig that if you are unhappy with your life then you must be ungrateful, restless souls. However, on examining these thoughts I feel if we were always satisfied with our lives then there would be no reason to move house, change jobs, move up the ladder, motivate our kids and surely that would be a state of boring tedium and apathy - certainly not conducive to a happy life. So next time I am in the place that I yearn to be in I shall be able to tell myself that in fact, even though I really am happy and satisfied to be there, I can also start off a new project because the day I stop learning and working will surely be the day I die.
No comments:
Post a Comment