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My quote of the day, or the year.
Sunday, September 12th, 2010 11:58 amOne of my favorite bloggers was recently hacked and is now experiencing the 'fake emails to everyone' thing, which sucks. But he had a brilliant response that I just felt like sharing, because instead of a purely negative, angry reaction ("WHAT AN ASSHOLE, I HOPE THEY GET A FLAT TIRE IN BAT COUNTRY"), his was thoughtful and even a little inspiring. To the question of 'why would anyone even waste their time doing this', he writes:
"Is it from boredom? Because that's just nuts. The world is a vast and glorious place. Your hometown, however small it may be, contains more secrets and mysteries and wonders than you will ever have time to explore. Your local library contains more life-changing, luminous books than you will ever have time to read. All five seasons of The Wire are out on DVD. You haven't seen even half of the AFI's 100 Greatest Movies. There's a Habitat work site within a short drive of wherever you are. And a food pantry, a farmer's market and all manner of shelters and clinics and tutoring programs in need of volunteers. There are streams, highways and creatures awaiting adoption. Your elderly neighbor could use a hand with a few chores. And if you're anywhere near my latitude, then there's garlic and kale and lettuce to be planted and weeded and tended.
What I'm saying is there's really no excuse for being bored."
-Fred Clark (aka http://slacktivist.typepad.com)
Awesome. Hopefully the next time I think to complain about boredom, I'm going to think of this instead, and get my butt into gear. (Although, my schedule the way it is, boredom is a luxury I can't afford... lol.)
"Is it from boredom? Because that's just nuts. The world is a vast and glorious place. Your hometown, however small it may be, contains more secrets and mysteries and wonders than you will ever have time to explore. Your local library contains more life-changing, luminous books than you will ever have time to read. All five seasons of The Wire are out on DVD. You haven't seen even half of the AFI's 100 Greatest Movies. There's a Habitat work site within a short drive of wherever you are. And a food pantry, a farmer's market and all manner of shelters and clinics and tutoring programs in need of volunteers. There are streams, highways and creatures awaiting adoption. Your elderly neighbor could use a hand with a few chores. And if you're anywhere near my latitude, then there's garlic and kale and lettuce to be planted and weeded and tended.
What I'm saying is there's really no excuse for being bored."
-Fred Clark (aka http://slacktivist.typepad.com)
Awesome. Hopefully the next time I think to complain about boredom, I'm going to think of this instead, and get my butt into gear. (Although, my schedule the way it is, boredom is a luxury I can't afford... lol.)
