Metaphorically speaking, living on long island is one big rat race. Do you ever feel like the man in this picture ? I do. Endless lists of things to do. Barely enough time to hobbies or spending quality time with family and friends. It's almost like you need to take personal days to catch up with yourself. We're all on this wheel that never stops spinning. If we stop, the wheel propels us off track. Then we're even more behind than when we started. While we're in this rat race, called "life", we hope all good things happen, so that we not delayed with our step - by - step hectic life.
The question we need to ask ourselves is...Are we losing site of the big picture? The humanitarian meaning of life? Possibly...How on earth do people find time to volunteer ? I have and I have had to put off other tasks. This time of year there are endless organizations that need people to volunteer. I imagine a lot more people volunteering if they could take time off at one of their two jobs. It is not healthy, smart, or even beneficial to keep adding things on our "to-do" list. Yet, each and every person that lives on long island is a part of it.
The holidays are the only time we stop to "smell the coffee". It's about time we start making time for ourselves and for those around us. My recommendation ? Move to the country. Or, limit your daily activies to NONE :) Neither decision is easy, but there needs to be a better way to achieving relaxation in life. People are attending colleges for more years than ever before. They are working more hours than ever before, and receiving less money. Wheres the logic....In this Rat Race? I'll leave that up to you!
**Grammar Point**
Verbs - A verb may be the most important part of a sentence.
It expresses actions , events , or state of being.
Below , decide whether a verb is an action, event , or state of being verb.
1. is __________
2. feel _________
3. Move ___________
4. be __________
5. i'll (i will) _________
6. are _________
7. take ____________
8. receiving _____________
1 comment:
I love this entry on the "Rat Race." And where did you get the picture?
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