Stop and smell the roses and other things
Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:56:08 PM
This is sorted continued from the last post and was also said by my wise friend Sarah.
While doing the research for the plastic seminare, she also noticed how everything is advertised as being faster, easier, better.
In the 1930s it took almost three hours to cook and prepare a meal, today we want everything to be done in 2 minutes. We are always in a hurry. The other day I was walking to the lecture with a classmate, when we crossed a bridge she stopped to look at the river and I got quite annoyed because I was in a hurry.
Then I realised I never stop to look at stuff and admire its beauty because Im always in a rush, not that I want to be, I just am.
We are always in a hurry and life just goes by...
Later that week, my other wise friend Mary (Im just surrounded by wise people LOL) was talking about the drinking culture at our university and just in general.
I can't quote her verbatim but this is what she more or less said:
"People are looking for something and someone to fill them and to share their sorrows with, so they go to bars and pub, but come back feeling even worse because they haven't found it yet. They go there each time but find nothing but hurt, which is why bars are so dark, and only open at night, because they are trying to hide the fact that they don't really have something to offer (?)"
While doing the research for the plastic seminare, she also noticed how everything is advertised as being faster, easier, better.
In the 1930s it took almost three hours to cook and prepare a meal, today we want everything to be done in 2 minutes. We are always in a hurry. The other day I was walking to the lecture with a classmate, when we crossed a bridge she stopped to look at the river and I got quite annoyed because I was in a hurry.
Then I realised I never stop to look at stuff and admire its beauty because Im always in a rush, not that I want to be, I just am.
We are always in a hurry and life just goes by...
Later that week, my other wise friend Mary (Im just surrounded by wise people LOL) was talking about the drinking culture at our university and just in general.
I can't quote her verbatim but this is what she more or less said:
"People are looking for something and someone to fill them and to share their sorrows with, so they go to bars and pub, but come back feeling even worse because they haven't found it yet. They go there each time but find nothing but hurt, which is why bars are so dark, and only open at night, because they are trying to hide the fact that they don't really have something to offer (?)"














Martin Ouellettemartinouellette # Thursday, May 14, 2009 5:32:50 PM
HenrySpicyFlier # Monday, May 18, 2009 3:32:48 AM
In Canada it is spring. Many trees are popping out their flowers and blossoms before displaying their leaves for the summer. It's beautiful.
JoyJeanie # Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:47:20 AM
Yes, martinouellette, what are we chasing? If its happiness then our perseption of happiness has become so obscured or disillussioned. We can find happiness in the simple things in life
SpicyFlier, sounds great, we are in Autumn/Fall, it also can be pretty with the red and brown leaves
Darkogdare # Monday, November 23, 2009 1:34:27 PM
And it seems to me, the faster we move, the faster life goes...
Joseph Ndegwajoendegz # Monday, March 1, 2010 5:26:07 AM
.........................Ras StevenDonut123 # Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:25:15 AM
snvarma # Wednesday, December 22, 2010 6:00:39 AM