Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Wednesday Mar. 15, 2006 - Year 3, Day 359 - or not
- 7C/19F, calm, clear & warming up – spring at hand in South Calgary; I know this because, to Gusta’s delight, the number of dogs & walkers has gone up dramatically in recent days, though golfing on April 1 like last year looks doubtful right now . . . or maybe not !
investment vs. cost ?
this question we know on many levels; government, business & personal finances – the universal theme being spending cash & debating how to account for or rationalize it
investment of time &/or cash &/or property in relationships is rarely evaluated as an investment; we don’t ask: is it secure ? what is the ROI ? … is there an exit strategy ?
due diligence in affairs of the heart is rare – we enter as if embarking on a large home renovation with fuzzy notions of scope but no idea how deep the money pit will be; in personal matters, we have no clue how deep an emotional hole might be
why do we explore [I’m speaking to the single folk now] new relationship opportunities with such zeal, ambition & wide eyed enthusiasm when we do not know how deep the pit might be ?
we can risk hurt, pain & ruin both emotionally & financially; we risk having our world turned asunder, or not
for those not single/unattached, the risks are different on surface, but beneath the surface many are the same; for those who are deliriously happy, they probably took all those risks a long time ago . . with luck & good management they survived to tell the tale . . or not
on the other hand, there are those not-so-happily-coupled folks who face the same risk factors but from a different angle; of risking hurt, pain, ruin & having their hole world turned asunder only if is over staying or not, working on it or not, persevering or not
or not !
history suggests today, March 15, The Ides Of March, is a day of foreboding, a day of fear & treachery – or at least a day for thinking about
how would history have been different if on that fateful day Caesar said, ‘should I go to the office today . . or not ?’
or not . . . elusive, risky, worth it ? . . or not ?
beware the Ides of March . . . or not
Mark
investment vs. cost ?
this question we know on many levels; government, business & personal finances – the universal theme being spending cash & debating how to account for or rationalize it
investment of time &/or cash &/or property in relationships is rarely evaluated as an investment; we don’t ask: is it secure ? what is the ROI ? … is there an exit strategy ?
due diligence in affairs of the heart is rare – we enter as if embarking on a large home renovation with fuzzy notions of scope but no idea how deep the money pit will be; in personal matters, we have no clue how deep an emotional hole might be
why do we explore [I’m speaking to the single folk now] new relationship opportunities with such zeal, ambition & wide eyed enthusiasm when we do not know how deep the pit might be ?
we can risk hurt, pain & ruin both emotionally & financially; we risk having our world turned asunder, or not
for those not single/unattached, the risks are different on surface, but beneath the surface many are the same; for those who are deliriously happy, they probably took all those risks a long time ago . . with luck & good management they survived to tell the tale . . or not
on the other hand, there are those not-so-happily-coupled folks who face the same risk factors but from a different angle; of risking hurt, pain, ruin & having their hole world turned asunder only if is over staying or not, working on it or not, persevering or not
or not !
history suggests today, March 15, The Ides Of March, is a day of foreboding, a day of fear & treachery – or at least a day for thinking about
how would history have been different if on that fateful day Caesar said, ‘should I go to the office today . . or not ?’
or not . . . elusive, risky, worth it ? . . or not ?
beware the Ides of March . . . or not
Mark
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