Monday, August 18, 2008

Complacency

Man, there’s so much I have to do before leaving. I had to cancel my auto insurance last week and just yesterday I had to call and put my cell phone on a cheaper plan since I won’t be using it while I’m gone. I even had to make sure the couple of monthly bills I have are put on an automatic payment plan since I won’t be here to pay them manually like usual. It takes a lot of work tying loose ends. No matter how much packing and preparation I do I never feel like I'm finished. It makes me think that if preparing to leave the country is this stressful that leaving this world would probably give me a nervous breakdown.
Is it even possible for a person be prepared to leave this world? I mean after everything on my “to do” list is done, I still won’t feel “ready” to go. There will always be something in the back of my mind telling me there’s more to do. That’s why it’s hard for me to understand people who seem like they get complacent with life. It’s like they don’t realize there was a reason for God blessing them with more time. Someone once told me that it’s easy to have purpose and dreams when you’re a young radical college student, but once you get older the daily grind of things just makes life more routine. I pray that my life never gets that way. I pray that my reality never gets so far from my dreams that I settle for mediocre living.