The rat race is no fun
You have probably heard about the rat race. The rat racer believes in the “no pain, no gain” motto and doesn’t enjoy what he is doing at the moment. He is driven by the need to achieve and gain titles, promotions and success. When the pressure increases he tells himself that he will begin to have fun once this next project or task is completed. When the achievement is done, he sacrifices himself again, just one more time, but there never seems to be and end to “one more time”. While others see the rat racer as a success piling up achievements, he himself is unhappy. Rat racers are unable to enjoy what they are doing and persistently believe that once they reach a certain destination they will be happy. Why ? Because they grow up that way. Most parents and society as a whole reward results, not processes, they reward achievements, not journeys !
The rat racer doesn’t enjoy the journey but hopes for happiness at the end, once he has achieved, accomplished …. With a whole society of rat racers, there is no time to ever relax or else “you fall behind”. The result of staying in the rat race is exhaustion, burn-out, depression.
This is a great time to STOP and reflect upon an few questions:
- Where is your life like the rat racer’s ?
- Where are you racing to ?
- What is the impact of the rat race on who you are ?
- What do you want from your life right now ? And who is stopping you ?
Often, we are so busy racing, that we do not even have the time to stop and think ! Yet, the truth is that we gain time by stopping our busyness, by taking a look at the bigger picture of our lives, by finding out what really matters and then focusing and prioritizing on those few big things.
Why are you hurrying ?
What would happen if you didn’t ? Come on, really, what is at stake if you slowed things down ? Might you have more fun ?
Here is a touching song a friend of mine sent me:
I’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know whyDon’t know why I have to drive so fast
My car has nothing to prove
It’s not new
But it’ll do zero to sixty in five point twoI’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know whyCan’t be late, I leave in plenty of time
Shakin’ hands with the clock
I can’t stop
I’m on a roll and I’m ready to rockI’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know whyOh, I hear a voice
That says I’m running behind
Better pick up my pace
It’s a race and there ain’t no room for someone in second placeI’m in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why
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January 24th, 2008 at 10:14 am
This post is awesome and this is exactly what I think of after reading the rich dad poor dad. (Not trying to say I’m smart but how I agree with you.)
It’s not fun and there’s no life in the rat race. I read the book when I was 16 and started my first shop business at 17 (of course it fails). I get to view my life in a different way and never want to go to work just for MONEY.
Alex Liu
Accelerate Law Of Attraction
http://secretsofunlimitedwealth.com
February 5th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I have recognized myself in this post… So sad, but true. Though the song make me laugh , again because this line is about me : “But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why ” . For a start I will drive back home slowly today