Stop and smell the roses and other things

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 (?)"

Plastic Generation

Comments

Martin Ouellettemartinouellette Thursday, May 14, 2009 5:32:50 PM

It's so true, always in a rush, life goes by... we run after something (hapiness?) it is right there, just behind us.

HenrySpicyFlier Monday, May 18, 2009 3:32:48 AM

You are surrounded by wise friends! Fortunate are you! Wish I had people like that when I was your age. It's taken me a long time to find the good friends I have now. Wouldn't trade them for anything!

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

Thanks for your comments guys.
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 coffee like the flowers and blossoms.
SpicyFlier, sounds great, we are in Autumn/Fall, it also can be pretty with the red and brown leaves smile

Darkogdare Monday, November 23, 2009 1:34:27 PM

"We are always in a hurry and life just goes by..."

And it seems to me, the faster we move, the faster life goes...

Joseph Ndegwajoendegz Monday, March 1, 2010 5:26:07 AM

very true we are always in a rush forgeting the most important things in life.we need to stop smell the roses , look around at God marvelous creation and realise we are a very blessed people

.........................Ras StevenDonut123 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 5:25:15 AM

Yes...and remeber Lucky Dube...

snvarma Wednesday, December 22, 2010 6:00:39 AM

yes we should stop to smell roses . Thanks to inform

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