Wednesday, mid afternoon.It's like coming out from an organized riot, good people raiding every minute of my time because of work-related business. Typical day on the office, not that i don't want to extend personalize service nor answer the phone for the inquiring public, but this is my bread and butter (acceptably speaking). Don't get me wrong, i intend to perform my job as dutifuly and honestly as i can though (do i have a choice?).
One may say the surest sign of a hardworking employee is that he doesn't complain a lot, which lead me to believe that above statement may confirm my sympton as a what-is-at-hand neatpick. Never been one to leave "things" hanging or unfinished, as far as i remember - a painfully satisfying experience for all its worth.
Anyway my attention to all these multitaskcular activities would come to a halt as soon as i feel hunger and mild dizzyness, which means lunch would be my escape to step out for my alone time at the park. As i sit on the bench with my food, the only standing creature around me were the trees, very quiet with its evergreen leaves against the blue and cloudless sky. Occasionally i would turn my head to watch some children play then fight for a basketball and to listen to a squaking raven as it scavenges on a wide open trash bin, but i would not be totally distracted from my reverie, my blissful gap, the blankness of not thinking.
5 comments:
lunch with the trees...
perfect.
peace,
JP/deb
It's a mad world out there. I decided long ago to give up on multitasking; for me, it's a matter of doing a so-so job on a lot of things. Better one good thing at a time and then lights out at 10 pm! (I am a dreamer, of course, but it works.) Good for you for taking some time for peace and quiet.
I find that my one hour of peace a day is what keeps me sane. My day is busy and it is tempting to drive the 2 miles from school to home but each day I leave the car there and walk - so I get two half hour walks a day. And that time is worth its weight in gold - time to chill, to relax, to plan my day, to reflect and calm down about things that bother me, to shift from children mode to work mode.
Your lunch time sounds perfect to me.
Your lunchtime sounds like your only oasis of sanity. Time for a career change perhaps?
My little oasis of sanity is truly precious; and i know that my job right now is not the most satisfying one but i have to hold on to it for its security. While millions of people are unemployed and looking for a job right now, my employer can still afford to offer overtime pay for working extra hours. I believe i am conscious enough to know not to burn myself with work, and i believe that as long as i am honest, i can deal with people no matter what their issues are.
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