Billie
06-01-2006, 05:33 AM
And so we take a holiday, a vacation, to gain release from this bondage for a space, to stand back from the rush of things and breathe again. But a holiday is a respite, not a cure. The more we need holidays, the more certain it is that the disease has conquered us and not we it. More and more holidays just to get away from it all is a sure sign of a decaying civilization; it was one of the most obvious marks of the breakdown of the Roman empire. It is a symptom that we haven't learned how to live so as to re-create ourselves in our work instead of being sapped by it. A car should always be charging its battery as it runs. If it simply uses up without putting back, it has to go into dock to be recharged. It is not a sign that we are running particularly well if we are constantly needing to go into dock.
-Evelyn Underhill
We are off for a trip to the Rockies and looking forward to the beauty of it so the "gone fishing" sign is on for me for awhile. I thought though this was a nice thought about vacation, to go to the "recharging dock" when life gets in your way a little too much. Hope everyone has an opportunity to take a vacation this summer, an extra day attached to the weekend, at the very least a 5 minute trip in your mind to a beautiful exciting place.
Have a great week, catch up wtih you from Colorado.
B
-Evelyn Underhill
We are off for a trip to the Rockies and looking forward to the beauty of it so the "gone fishing" sign is on for me for awhile. I thought though this was a nice thought about vacation, to go to the "recharging dock" when life gets in your way a little too much. Hope everyone has an opportunity to take a vacation this summer, an extra day attached to the weekend, at the very least a 5 minute trip in your mind to a beautiful exciting place.
Have a great week, catch up wtih you from Colorado.
B