November 9, 2008
Responsibiliy
It seems life has gotten in the way of my posting. The days are going by so quickly while I am busy doing many things I would not care to do at times, but must. There is always that internal conflict, the perpetual struggle between what we should do and what we want to do. I know I should get up each day and go to school, but most days I want to stay home and plant snapdragons and cabbage or paint pumpkins. Because I was raised to be accountable, I always get up and drive myself and my daughter to school. I suppose there are those who would choose the other way and would stay home. I wonder who is the happier of the two; the one who stays within the boundaries of society and functions within those rules or the one that stays home and plants carrots and broccoli and pulls the weeds from their strawberry patch. I will likely never know, for I am committed to my responsibility, so I spend my days navigating between these two spots and trying to have the best from both worlds.
Nadine Gordimer
Till next time,
p.s.
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