Getting ready...

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There is always something to get ready for... whether it is getting ready for work, getting ready for a night on the town... But there are also longer term things like getting ready for an exam ~ depending on the exam the time for preparation can after all  be quite long...

It seems ~ when you think about it ~ throughout our lives we are getting ready for things...

Getting ready to go to daycare; preschool; grammar school; high school; college;  job interview; date; wedding... There doesn’t seem to be an end to the list ~ we are always getting ready.

This brings up the question if ~ while we are getting ready for our next event ~ we actually take time to enjoy life. If we take time to smell the roses along the way. Or if we are only focussed on the next goal ~ the next mile stone even ~ that we want to reach.
In a sense we are living in a goal oriented; perhaps even goal driven society. Taking time off to do anything else than preparing for the next race toward the new goal can be something that is frowned upon. Even taking time off for vacationing is only okay if it doesn’t interfere with reaching our goals. And this then does restrict for instance duration o our vacations ~ and sometimes the places we spend our vacations at...

But is this really what life is all about? A succession of races toward ever changing goals?

I guess that depends on a couple of things like your value system, and perhaps the decision on how much you want to conform to the value system of the particular society you are living in...

If your personal value system puts a high priority on material things; if you have a great sense of competition and feel it is important to be the best at everything you set your mind to ~ if you want to put yourself in a position that will permit you to make a ‘more than decent living’... Than maybe a lifestyle of getting ready for the next event; the next race, isn’t all bad...
On the other hand, if your value system deems different things are more important ~ things like spirituality, or enjoying the moment ~ or even celebrating life whenever and wherever you et a chance to do so... Then perhaps those should be your priorities.

Interestingly enough ~ where the first example seems to bring a greater productivity into your life, and the second example sounds more like a ‘happy-go-lucky’ lifestyle ~ it is hard to say which one ultimately will be more ‘successful’ when looked at from a perspective of our individual, personal paths.
Yet whichever route you take ~ every once in a while get ready to sit back, relax, and to take some time to smell the roses...
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