I regard myself as a firm follower that folk should try and make the best from every day that they’re alive. We have to die at some particular point and even though this could appear a little gloomy it’s right. Today or tomorrow may be our last day and thus this is why we deserve to be living every day to the full. Folks who are really young are dying every day in a selection of different circumstances and I’m much aware I am not immune to one of those sad events. No one can say for certain that they’re going to live till lets say 70 years old, the general public I believe make the assumption that they’ll, which might be seen in some quarters as a great thing. Thinking positive they are saying is the correct way to think, which I need to admit is something I also agree with. My disposition is that I want to work to live where as folks appear to live to work. It is like they’d rather be at work than at home having a great time or hanging out with their family. I know a bunch of folk who’ve young youngsters but who leave their home at approximately half 6 in the morning and don’t come home till 7 at night. This isn’t because they’re poor but because they’ll take on any additional hours as way as overtime that’s offered to them. I actually would rather spend some time with my youngsters than be stuck at work and feel that my life is improved in this manner. When I’m on my death bed in what I am hoping won’t be for some considerable time yet naturally, I need to be well placed to think and say to myself that I haven’t any regrets and I am OK with the way in which I have lived my life. Currently I’m fortunate as I’m able to look at my kids grow and mature as folk.
From the work that I am doing, I’m in a position to take my folks on vacation annually and can afford to pay all of my bills. Some doubtless might say that I should work lots more hours than I am doing, I might then be able to purchase a better automobile and would be ready to take my folks on 2 vacations every year.
What I’d say responding to this but is at what price would I be in a position to get this? I would need to sacrifice lots of the time I have with my children, would be unable to take them swimming and to the park as frequently as I am doing for instance. I won’t compromise this in the search for a better standard of auto for example. This I’ve now realized is pointless and even really stupid. I’ll deal with any issues that come my way in the right way that I am able to at the time when they occur, that’s all I am able to do.
Source: Beamish Open Air Museum
