Observation on the challenges of excessive down time
Man is an extremely complex creature: he usually acts in an unselfish manner for selfish reasons.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana : The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism (see: http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/48079399-the-selfish-genie-a-satirical-essay-on-altruism)
Some people, especially but not only in the Baby Boomer bracket and beyond, ask themselves what it is that they can do to contribute to society. After all, this is not an easy question to answer. The number of people who are underemployed, unemployed or simply alone and left behind in this world is constantly increasing. Mature individualism makes community based activities ever less appealing. And frankly most social interaction tends to be of the wanting kind. So how do you cope with this situation? How do you continue to be a valuable member of society when that society seems to be more a virtual concept than a real thing?
Well, the most important contribution you can offer in this circumstances is to avoid cracking up (i.e. becoming a political or religious extremist, turn into an addict of whatever or simply end up in depression).
