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An example of the absurdity of modern life
One of my time-saving principles is, whenever possible, to make each of my actions accomplish at least three goals at the same time. We live in an urban neighborhood where we can walk to get groceries, enjoying fresh air under lovely trees, getting moderate exercise, and procuring necessary food at the same time. That’s walking with a purpose.
But what I have realized recently is that we can often put ourselves in situations in which we must accomplish multiple goals to solve problems of our own creation. The example that comes to mind is searching for our car in the parking lot of a big-box store. That experience is exactly the opposite of our neighborhood experience. After driving to an unnecessarily large store and parking in a huge lot, with the goal of saving some money on groceries, we can forget where we parked and be forced to walk all around the parking lot with the purpose of finding our car, while breathing exhaust fumes and dodging moving cars at the same time. That, too, is walking with a purpose!
It’s almost enough to make me a cynic.
