We live in a world of instant gratification. Everything is needed right at that moment. We have fast-food orders that we feel always take too long, microwave popcorn that should be done in one minute instead of two, and we have all heard the phrase a watched pot never boils. That shit is real. The need for everything instantly doesn’t just affect the way we approach everyday dining. It bleeds into every aspect of our life.
As human nature goes, we come to expect this same instant gratification in all physical, mental, and emotional aspects of our lives. We buy our kid that pair of two hundred dollar shoes he just had to have, and we expect him to automatically put us up for parent of the year. We take that special someone out for a fancy meal and think we automatically have a ticket to shag town. Real human existence doesn’t work like that. If it does, it is a shallow existence to be sure.
Slow the f*ck down for the things in your life that you value. If your job is important to you then take pride in every aspect of it. Don’t rush to the finish line of completion if the quality is going to suffer along the way. Slow down and invest in that certain someone. Communicate in a way other than texting “What do you want for dinner,” or “I don’t care… what do you want?”
All of us have been guilty of this from time to time but slowing the f*ck down will allow us to appreciate life and not just blur through it. It will also give you more fulfillment than you could have received from your microwave lifestyle of before. If you don’t believe me take it from nature. Rabbits jump and they live for 8 years. Dogs run and they live for 15 years. Turtles do nothing and they live for 150 years. Slow the f*ck down.
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