Hi Galen, I'm glad to see you recovered and with a sense of humor. I loved reading your internal dialogue. In my case it is difficult for me to put myself in your place, I have no responsibility with other people in my work, or if there is any it is in another way. In my family, when it has been necessary, I have sacrificed my health for the people I love, and I have certainly not left for later, what could be done at the moment. Best regards
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I'm a fairly intense but affable guy so often (not always) see the lighter side of things; besides, no one wants to see me complaining all the time, including myself. I could have left that work today but feel good that I did not (am finished for the day now) and will get back to it tomorrow for a period of time. It will help me in the next week or so as I bring it to a conclusion and present it to the other HoD's and I think it'll be well received. (Head of Departments).
We've all sacrificed something at one point even if that's health as you say; it comes with being human, sacrifice I mean, as does the need for responsibility...although it seems to be the trend for people to try and avoid it these days.
I know young people who are very responsible and whom I admire. But as a culture I think you are right, we live in a world where values are in the image and in the search for gratification without effort. I looked up the origin of the word sacrifice and found this: "The word sacrifice comes from the Latin: "sacro" and "facere", that is, "to make things sacred". We live in an age that has lost the sense of the sacred. Sometimes I think I am an old curmudgeon, hahahah!!!!!
I also know such young people, quite a few actually, but generally speaking I think it's not common. Reward for effort has been (generally) replaced with reward for no reason and I disagree with that ethos, the expectation-ethos; nothing will make me change my mind on that, literally nothing.
On the Latin (which I studied at school actually)...it's so cool that you looked that up and so relevant what you say about society having (generally) lost the sense of sacred...the sense that there is something larger than themselves...Selfishness seems to have supplanted other more productive traits.
Curmudgeon? probably not, just someone with the enough life behind you to see perspective, understand the effects or regret and to have seen a lot of change for the worse. It's called wisdom.
I also studied Latin for two years, and from those years I still use the dictionary. It seems important to me to know the root of the concepts we use. About what you say about me, I am very grateful for your generosity. It is usual that behind some nice words there is only personal interest, at least that is my experience. Thank you very much for your kind words.
I just call things as I see them and you've demonstrated, in your communication with me, that you're intelligent, self-reflective, humble and kind and also wise.
Now I don't know what to tell you, other than to thank you again and wish you a life as you have had so far, full of meaning. Of course, you'll take care of that, hahaha!
Have a great weekend
No need to tell me anything at all, but your weekend well-wishes are most welcome. :)