Lives of Quiet Desperation
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Note: I originally published this post on my old blog site. To my surprise the post received high and sustained traffic. Who knew? I decided to republish the article here given its sustained popularity at my old site. Besides, I like Thoreau…
Resignation or Desperation
Do you ever feel like you are just going through the motions? Do you ever look around you and wonder what keeps people going? Most people I know operate out of something we often call resignation (and no, I don’t mean quitting your job resignation either).
What do I mean by all of this? What is my proof that something is seriously wrong? Consider the following thoughts:
- Most people don’t like their jobs or their work
- Most people don’t like much of their lifestyle
- Most people generally feel as though they are missing something
- Most people can’t wait for their two weeks of vacation or eventual retirement
What’s up with that? Why are we willing to resign ourselves to a life we hate? We are given 70 or 80 years (if we are fortunate) - why squander it on a resigned existence? Why squander life going through the motions?
I am a writer and Internet publisher currently living in Montana (of all places...). This blog reflects my thoughts on life, family, faith, new media, simplicity and whatever else happens to interest me at the moment - and yes, my grandmother is one of the few people to read my blog!