Seriously it's poignant, and timely, and got me thinking about the situation we've gotten ourselves into. It seems we have to be "available" 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
NO QUESTIONS ASKED! NO EXCUSES!
Someone close to me recently went home after work and set his Blackberry down on his dresser. His wife happened to be sick, so he cooked dinner and helped her as much as he could. He went to bed after a long day of work outside the home and at home.
He also happened to be on call and missed several alerts from work. He didn't get them until the next morning and by then it was too late, the damage had been done.
Now I want you to understand this, he worked 40+ hours at his job and was expected to regularly be "On Call" if needed, at home. He joined the ranks of us "Self-Employed" 02/26/2010.
I'm sure he'll be much happier AND much wealthier but the point is most of us are "On Call" the same way he was.
We have to answer every call on our mobile phone.
We have to return that text.
We have to reply to that email.
We have to be the one who turns twitter off every night.
We have to be available or we might miss something!
All this "I'm available anytime" crap is frying our brains. We have to be able to relax, unwind, unplug, disconnect, be still, be quiet and reboot.
But what if I get an important call, text, email, tweet (hehe)
Well I say, "MISS IT!" If it's that important they'll call back...tomorrow.
You're either going to miss it or you're going to miss life.
If the email...or text...or phone call...or tweet is more important than
life
health
wife
husband
kids
grandkids
family
vacation
living
your brains are already fried!
Keep Believing...
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I empathize for the person whose story is shared here. I wish them the very best, and trust that something wonderful is happening to them.
ReplyDeleteBille, Thanks for showing some light on this subject. In today's world, we have got too attached to material things, especially the toys/gadgets.
It is very important to have a balanced life and teach our children the same. With little bit of effort, we can take charge of our life back.
I want to leave with this quote:
It's not what you had in life that’s important, it's how well you lived your life that matters the most.