Jumbo Rider’s BodyBlog

There never seems to be a morning that I go into the freezer at work to find a full bucket of ice.  It is a small peeve but why not take the few minutes to crack the ice and fill the trays?  Then I felt self-righteous indignation as I thought about my morning that was already behind by several hours worth of work.  "Why should I fill the ice bucket?", I mumbled under my breath.  Then it hit me…

We live in an age where we have no moments, no seconds.  The Western society is not so much pound foolish and penny wise but hours foolish and moments wise. It is not a matter of courtesy but a feeling that we have no time to do the simple things in life.  Cracking the ice and filling the trays took me less than 2 minutes.  I sit here typing this taking 5 minutes.

Being in such a rush ends up costing me more time in the long run.  If I did not crack the ice and refill the trays I might not have ice available later in the day.  That could mean a walk to another building.   More time lost.   It could also mean that I forgo the walk and do without cold water leading to dehydration.  You don’t even want to know where the trouble not putting the toilet paper on the empty spool or putting the toilet seat can lead. Do you know how much time divorce court can waste?

The same is true of working out, cooking your own food, and logging your intake.  We as a nation are much too busy for that.  Heck, you can even by frozen peanut butter & jelly sandwiches now to save time.  Fast food can save 10-20 minutes off of your day.  An hour for working out?  How much time does heart bypass surgery cost you?  How much time does leg amputation due to diabetes cost you.

Yeah, we are all moment wise and hours/days/months/years/life-time foolish.

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