MHIP

We live in an interesting (to say the least) time. Pick virtually any subject, and something is happening in that area of life and the world, it seems. Politics? It’s all over the place and seems to be something that just grows and smothers anything that is in the way. Religion? Seems like there’s always some “new” thought or someone who uses religion for some nefarious purpose of some kind. Climate and weather? Global warming is just the half of it. Rain, drought, big storms and others all contribute to the cacophony. Relationships? We’re always and constantly re-defining relationships. Technology? Anything in technology that goes into print is dated as soon as it’s printed.
You get the idea. The world seems to be going ever faster all the time and we who have made it that way seem to be playing catch up more and more. We are inundated with knowledge, deluged with problems and issues, and drowned out with the ever-faster pace of life.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. We don’t have to play the game. We can, to an extent anyway, set our own pace. Some people even chuck it all together and do very well living at a much slower pace. The Amish come to mind first. But there are others, religious or not, that have learned to get off of the treadmill and begin to live.
And as we age, I think we slow down in more ways than just physical. It isn’t so important to us anymore that we keep up with everything. We don’t have to have the latest this or that. And we don’t care what others think about that.
I often wondered, when I was younger, if I would ever be like those who were older in this respect. I find myself now moving inexorably in that direction and not minding a bit. MHIP (Maturity has its privileges)