I ‘m always in party mode. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a serious
side, it just means I try to avoid reality as much as I can. A lot of my
attitude probably began when I was going off to college, and my
father advised me not to let school interfere with my education. I
thought I understood what he was telling me then, but every year
since then, I expand those thoughts to a philosophy that has made me
focus on joy and happiness.
I try to live my life as one continuous party. Sometimes, that is hard
to do, as there are some things that you must do to keep your world
running smoothly. I have managed to work hard and find the time for these
daily chores. Doctor visits, taxes, filling my car with gas and other such
inconveniences get attended to in spite of my constantly preparing for my
next social engagement, where I can have fun with people I like and enjoy
the good things that life can provide.
In doing so, I make light of most things that disturb others. I do so by
thinking that in 10 to 20 years, none of those things will matter. When I
was younger, I would say in 100 years, but now that length of time is far
beyond my contemplation. I am at the point where I no longer buy green
bananas, or start reading long books. I get closer to living in the moment as
each day passes. Dinner tonight, a show tomorrow, I am continually looking
ahead to my next chance to be entertained by others, talk with friends, or
participate in any of the other activities that fill my life with contentment.
Even at work, I am often in party mode. I would rather make a humorous
comment than talk seriously about problems. In fact, I find that humor
often resolves more problems than worrying about them. At this point,
you probably think I am exaggerating to make a point, and I probably am.
That is one of the fun parts of living, sort of like a fisherman telling you
how large his catch was, or about the one who got away.
I find that worry, concern and serious things don’t make me feel good,
so therefore I avoid them as much as possible. The way I do so is to keep
myself busy with the other things in life that bring me joy and are often
self-indulgent.
I suppose this would qualify me as a hedonist. Perhaps I should be more
concerned with the more important elements of life, such as our country, the
world and our environment. Unfortunately, I have found that my ability to
change most of those things is very limited and that worrying about any of
those things definitely does not alter anything. Therefore, I try to keep an
open eye for when I can make a difference and when I can’t, and if I can’t
change things, I go back to being my happy-so-lucky self, encouraging
others to do the same by partying on together and enjoying life the best
we can. It is all up to us.
I’m not myself today and everybody has noticed the improvement 91