A man gets himself
placed in life, all is settled, everything is going well, unpleasant things of
the past are forgotten, the future is rosy—and then. What a man wants is to be
let alone. If life would only flow straight on, like a river.
Sherwood Anderson - Dark Laughter (1925)
It is odd how being busy creeps up on one. I feel pretty
busy these days, even though I’m retired and ought to have plenty of spare
time. Unfortunately for many of us that isn’t how it works. If we have spare
time it seems to attract another dose of busyness from a mysteriously infinite
supply.
Working life is like that too. Those who know how to be busy seem to
attract it. Those who don’t are immune and everyone knows who they are.
5 comments:
I have far too much to do now I'm retired, Mr H.
I have everything written on several lists, and no time to even contemplate some of the work!
Wouldn't want it any other way.
True enough, creative and capable people are in short supply, its the rest we have plenty of.
Oops, it's.
Michael, the only lists in this house are my wife's, that include jobs to be done by me !
Scrobs - I like being busy, but if I am busy I'm always thinking of things I don't have time for.
Roger - and the odd thing is, everyone knows who they are.
Wiggia - same here. Strange isn't it?
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