There is a strange progression toward too busy of a lifestyle in American culture. We forget the importance of stress relievers and instead invent ways to enable us to stay busier more of the time. Caffeine is one such method of staying busier longer. What happened to the days of Huckleberry Finn, sitting on a raft fishing, exploring a river, lost in a bliss of ignorance. Could it be that this disastrous pattern of behavior stems from an overemphasis of wealth and an over exaggeration of being middle class? We tell our students that the purpose of college is to make money, get a job, and be “successful.” We applaud the caffeine addict who works every day, and shine disdain upon the pipe or cigar smoker who uses tobacco as a way to be less busy. Let’s all take a break, chill out, or write a blog. After all life’s too short to not enjoy it.
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