It has been a while indeed. I have been really busy with things offline and facebook has devoured much of my time, reading trivial things and virtual whines. The day usually ends with great resolve that I will spend less time on facebook, spend less time "liking" things of sorts. The other day, I deactivated my facebook account, I have noticed that nothing really changed only that I have more time for offline reality than online "reality". If I have to personally sort posted items and make some statistics, I'd say only 20% are worth one's time. The remaining 80% is just as good as unpolished data. The power of virtual gossip entices almost everyone.
Happiness is a well deserved siesta on a Sunday. I would like to reflect on the value of work and how it makes an impact to one's self and the society. For being a part-time instructor, I am surprised I have stayed for almost three years now. For people who easily get bored with routinary tasks, three years is already substantial. Teaching is different, the thrill lies in the fact that you never get to measure the teacher's influence until the students mature (or not). As an agricultural technician for more than a year, I get the chance to work with real farmers and somehow grow real crops unlike in farmville where you can harvest what you planted after a few hours. Agriculture is not easy, but it literally and figuratively bears much fruit when one has learned how to adjust with nature and one has learned great lessons from past farm experiences.
Slowly, slowly. For the past years, I am not surprised when a "long lost" friend suddenly finds a way to contact you and gives you a somehow prophetic message that you can grow rich. Yes! I'm referring to Networking. It all starts with the "get-in-touch" scheme, reviving dead ties and exhausting every available opportunity. Everybody needs a downline. They should make things clear and straightforward. It should sound like: "I'm trying to convince you because I badly need a downline!" Just last week I was talking to some of my friends and told them "There's nothing like good old hardwork." I do not have anything against networking or people becoming rich but they always fail to show during presentations that people who have climbed to the top of the ladder have worked hard. There are no clean shortcuts to becoming rich, I believe it's always rough, one can opt to do things the easy but evil way but it's never sustainable, psychologically or spiritually.
Dormancy with sense. It is not that I have nothing to write that this blog has been inactive, a lot of great things are happening each day, it's always awe one can experience when we see the daily miracles of life. I have my share of daily problems but it does not make sense if I write about them. We're all equal when it comes to the weight we have to carry. I have to agree with what a saint said though not the exact wordings, "It's a great cross when one has no cross at all."
