Time Distortion
December 30, 2009 by admin
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One of the truly amazing things about Thailand (and SE Asia in general) is that there is more time here. Really.
In America, I’m always rushed and feel I never seem to have enough time in the day. So much to do… so many distractions. Rush, rush, rush. And everyone else I know there is exactly the same. It’s always a major ordeal to schedule a social gathering— everyone has to “check their calendars” (including me).
Here in Bangkok, I seem to have about 5 times as much time in the day. Somehow I have plenty of time to wake early, do a bit of yoga, walk or run, read, and meditate every morning……. and go to several appointments (face to face meetings, not “virtual” or “phone”!!)…. and relax in a cafe for a few hours reading and writing in my journal…. and go for long walks in Lumpini Park…. and call friends/family in the States…. and work several hours online on the business….. and go out to dinner….. and meet friends in the evening…. and get to bed early (or not)…..
…. AND NEVER FEEL RUSHED!
Honestly, it seems like magic.
But when I think about it more rationally, my first guess as to the difference (between life in the US and life in Thailand) is that life in the US is so bogged down in bullshit distractions, trivia, media, and inflexible schedules.
Here, everything is flexible and no one seems to be in a hurry to do anything… yet I get 5 times more done in a day than back in San Francisco.
Whatever the reasons… this amazing Thailand Time Warp is one of my favorite things about living here. Life is so much fuller and more balanced here… and it’s effortless.
Life in the US is a struggle and a battle by comparison.
So as the economy tanks, and the constitution vaporizes, and life becomes increasingly boring, desperate, and regimented in “The West”…. why not look beyond your borders to sunnier lands!!!!
America is in it’s death throes (worse is yet to come in 2010… I promise) and the sun is setting on the Empire…..
…. bun the sun is rising in the East!!
I hope the following is understandable…
Life is more hectic in the USA because of so many entrenched systemic forces that we must pay for…
the “skim” that allows the few to amass so much wealth via little effort.
From taxes to higher costs for everything we consume.
One mere example…
The billions of dollars skimmed from the masses to pay for celebrity endorsements that are passed along in the costs of goods and services.
That money handed over to Tiger Woods for the Buick autos he represents? Surely that cost is included in every GMC vehicle sold.
So many other “skims” that allows the few to amass wealth.
How about those multi-million and billion dollar lawsuits? Those costs are passed along in the costs of goods and services.
So much wealth skimmed from the top.
Systems and sub-systems set up within a larger economic system usually with the connivance of governmental entities so the skim continues.
It is a racket and we all must work longer and harder to pay for that skim.