July Hibernation

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This is wonderful stuff MLCMan - I'm so glad you decided to share your thoughts here.

I’m materialistic, but hate being so. Stuff appeals to me, but when I acquire it, the magic disappears.

Ain't that the truth brother. It's almost instant.
I tell my kids; 'If you think you want something try to imagine you've bought it, you've got it home, unwrapped it and, ignoring the instructions, fiddled with it for an hour or two. Then see if you still want to buy it.' It's Magpie syndrome - all that glitters and all that. Spot on.

A good run makes you feel great, like the wedding of a close friend or a magical day in the mountains. But a bad run is like a bad day at work.

Ah, we disagree. A bad run in the hills will, for me, always be better than a good day in the office. Perhaps that says more about my work than running, but that's the way it is.

Suppose for a moment that there was only one, true form of art that gave purpose and meaning to life and was the key to the hereafter.

Now, go out and find that one true art form, convincing yourself that you have found the right one and that everyone who disagrees with you is wrong. Let’s further suppose for the sake of argument that the one true art form is rockabilly.

Now go and convince everyone who disagrees with you that you are correct.
Let me know how you get on.

And, to take this wonderful analogy a step further, when people diagree with your view take up arms to pursuade them that yours is the one true way. It really is madness, no?

Funny you should select Rockabilly - just so happens there's a new kid on the block who's started a wonderful new combo . . .