You see it all over the news, in books, and talking to people. We are all way too busy in this day and age. I don’t know we do it to ourselves. A hundred years ago the American worker fought to have a 40 hour work week, and now we are volunteering for a 60 or 80 hours week. I understand if you are underpaid, you need to work 2 jobs just to make ends meet, I have been there, but why do we fill our lives with so much? People work 40 to 50 hours a week, followed by a long commute, the picking up the kids, going to night classes, etc. etc. In the meantime, we have all forgotten how to make or appreciate home cooked meals and time with our children. I may be old fashioned, but a parent should be at home for the formative years of a child’s life.
Things that we have lost:
Sitting down to a family meal together to discuss the day’s events.
Helping your children with homework.
Watching your infant become a child, a child becoming an adult.
Our sense of wonder. When is the last time you looked at the stars or watched the beauty of nature in your own back yard?
Are our busy lifestyles really worth it? I think we all need to slow down, and really think about what in important. A little happiness goes a long way.
e all wonder why our children are turning into monsters. It is because we fill our lives with bullsh*t all the time, and forget what matters.