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December 05, 2003
Turning Tables
It used to be that Sarah got mad at me for working too much and taking my work on vacation with us. It seems the tables have turned. Now, Sarah works too much and takes her work on vacation with us. What does this all mean? As I waiting for Sarah to finish her 2hr phone call with the relief pharmacist to help her make the weekly order, I couldn't help but think of how Sarah had felt as she waiting for me to finish the business conference call I had on our honeymoon. I've changed a lot since then. What can I tell Sarah now? I feel that I should warn her about the perils of completely giving yourself to your work. Even if she does actually help people in her work, she has to attend to herself as well as her patients. Depending on what you are doing, life is either too long or too short. Those with a lot of regret always wonder where it all went. Of course, you usually never regret until its too late. I don't want to end up regretting. To this end, I try and look forward as well as back to try and gain some larger perspective. How will I look back on all this much later? Will I see this period as productive or wasted? Fun is not necessarily wasted, nor always productive. Work can be viewed as either as well. Its not a matter of how much got done so much as how one spent his/her time. Each person has to decide for themselves what they consider productive or wasteful. However, I always remember the old warning, "On their deathbed, no one ever said, I wish I had spent more time at the office."Posted by wonko at December 5, 2003 11:51 PM
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