By my colleague and friend Ray Sperber:
It is another Sunday afternoon, and one finds a free moment, unencumbered by immediate obligations, a few hours that are not already pre-programmed by the lives that we are living.
Default is to continue doing whatever one has been doing, content in one's comfort zone. Clean up the car, arrange things in the house or yard, continue study on a topic one already knows pretty well, more of the same, maybe even sleep. In a turbulent world, soothing one's soul. Often, this is necessary.
Or one can consider to do something a little different... the path less travelled, so to speak. This has appeal, since maybe it can be a step towards changing one's life. For the better, we hope. Such a choice is typically more complicated to make, since ... What would actually help?
And, what metric are we using to evaluate the panoply of the different choices?
Perhaps:
- Money?
- Time?
- Physical effort?
- Getting closer to a special person?
- Whatever makes us feel best?
- Some other criteria?
The right answer is not necessarily the same at every opportunity. But it is yours. Enjoy it.
Ray Sperber
(During our walks and talks around Château de Betzdorf, we thought it would be a good idea to have Ray write a guest blog for us.)
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