Sunday, October 14, 2007

Work and life

Work is hard. In my last job, the work was so easy that I got restless. Now it is the opposite. For two weeks in the end of September, my time of sleep was an average of 5 hours a day, including one weekend. I was pretty burned out in the end. I thought that those scary stories of consulting was urban legend. How naive was I! On the bright side, however, I think I have adapted quite well. As a person born to work rather than live a full life, I did not feel I lost too much.

But it is educational. Now I see my leisure time in different light. I am no longer satisfied wasting my weekends watching TV or surfing internet. I feel my time deserves better things. So I reach out, trying not to be left alone (being alone is my natural tendency). So yesterday I was volunteering in Rosie's place, a shelter for homeless women. To be honest, it is totally out of selfish reason. Just try to be with people, and they think I was a giving guy. How nice. I then went to lunch with some of my co-workers and talked about some office politics. I went back home and watched some football. Then I went out with my neighbor and his friend for dinner. That was my perfect Saturday.

Today is a little less impressive. I was working in Starbucks in the morning. In the afternoon, I went out for a run. I broke my running record. I was planning for 8 miles initially. Then I felt good, so I kept going. Somehow I got lost, so I ran even more to get back. The final mileage is 11.3 miles. In the end, my heart and lungs were just fine, but my leg muscles gave up in the end. I am recovering now. The thing is, when the job is stressful, the pain from running becomes relatively dull. If I can get out for a run to wipe out all the stress, the pain becomes a small price to pay. Quite a good deal in the end. Not only I got some exercise, but I also got the glory of being a record-breaker.

It is getting cold here. Today the heat was turned on, so I know the winter is coming soon. This coming weekend I plan to have meal with my good friend and her boyfriend. Also, I might go drive out with my friends to see the leaves turning colors. As I grow up, I finally begin to understand the small joy, like enjoying the nature. On the flip side, however, what happens to life's big dreams?

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