January 6, 2011
| Category: General Psychology

The “quick Fix”

Maybe the above will ring true with you, or maybe you might say “It’s inevitable in our modern world”. But we seem to be obssesed with speed. After all what’s wrong with getting FAST results? Maybe nothing. But some tings just can’t be rushed. The passage of time can be a tool that we should appreciate more.

You’ve heard the old expression “Rome wasn’t built in one day.” Yet we harass our favorite contractor to finish that addition YESTERDAY! If we get a cold, the body is not allowed to rest…Nyquil to the rescue. The hell with the body’s immune system trying to repair it and fend off the infection. No. We can’t miss a day of work! Or, how about this one “Darn that car that cut me off in the highway. I had to put on the brakes and re-set my speed control. I need to keep texting!”

I know. That’s extreme. But we micro wave our food and kill quite a bit of nutritional value in it. There have been tests made of micro-waved water added to plants versus good old tap water. The micro wave water actually killed the plants. What do you think it does to our bodies in the long run? When was the last time that you actually savored a good home made meal, cooked by you or a loved one and praised it? In my line of business (fast paced like crazy) I found myself eating too many micro waved “foods” and realized such were detrimental to me physically and spiritually.

I have tried to help many poor souls who have wondered onto my business looking for a “job”. I have helped them by giving them one. I’ve even gone one up and tried to teach them new skills that they can use for life. A few weeks into the process I’ve been let down. This “poor soul” was looking for a quick fix. He wasn’t really looking for a job. He was looking for a quick buck. Once he handled his immediate money urgency he stopped being interested in learning or reaching a better level of survival for himself and his family. It’s hard to grasp. But I’ve realized that few people actually take the time to: learn a good skill, interact with other people that might teach them something or debunk some false ideas that they might have about that hold them back.

To this type of person and possibly many others we need “Speed reading”, “Meals in a box”, “One night stands”, “Assemble the desk without reading directions”, “Eat in the car”, “Tomatos in 3 days”, “Chia pets that sprout wheat grass in a day”, “a boob job in the morning and back to work in the afternoon”, “divorce in one hour”.  all quick fixes! I’m sorry the whole thing is just getting ridiculous. What ever happened to savoring life; sitting down for a good meal; doing it right by following directions or even working it out with the spouse so it doesn’t have to wind up in divorce?

I used to think that this was due to plain old impatience. There is more to it than that. I think that this fast paced society of blackberries, T1 internet and instant messaging has forgotten some good old fashiened values that can only be learned in the home from good and loving parents with good old fashioned values such as “We all sit down and eat at the table and say Grace”. Now, I’m not the super religious type and don’t think we owe our food to God. But I rather say thanks to him for all that good nature and love around us than credit some stock broker who helped me make some gains with my AT&T stock.

I’m not anti Technology. After all I use it…daily. But using it does not supplant  loving parents,  caressing your kids and hugging them, saying “Hello” directly to a friend and not by text messaging or an addiction to Facebook or Twitter. I strive to inspire others and have some blogs on Inspiration. I’m quickly getting away from Facebook and Twitter. Sorry all Twitter and Facebook fans. Who cares about a follower who is stepping out to do her hair comment? Come on people, get a life! That’s living life with this craze. There is no substitute for life in the raw. Do we always need instant gratification?

Time can be our friend. Just ask a man who only has a few months to live if he wouldn’t like some more time.  Rushing everything through quick fixes and instant results is not a good way of life. You can’t enjoy a good wine by gulping it down. You can’t get to appreciate a good woman in one night. You can’t learn a good marketable skill in one week. Yes, a fast download is desirable. The internet is one of the wonders of the modern world. But we still need to sit back and read that e book don’t we? But who knows, some tech geez might invent the “Instant learner”: adevice hooked up to our lobes via electrodes which instantly transfer data and is instantly “assimilated” by the brain. Don’t laugh. I’m sure someone is hard at work on it.

Now things don’t have to take very long either.  My dad had a friend who took 10 years to speak one word in English proficiently: “the”.  He could pronounce it flawlessly, perfect diction and all. That’s not what I’m talking about. That’s a ridiculous ad absurdum extreme. I’m talking about naturally allowing the passage of time so that you can enjoy those things in life which need nurturing and savoring. The best way to live life and enjoy it is to live it, not to RUSH through it.

Life is great enjoy it!

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