/lit/ - Literature

You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without a job. Because of this, I am stuck in place. Being stuck in place helped me understand that the old adage about life being about the journey and not the destination is wrong. Life is not a journey at all. People seek to go somewhere, but if death is the only destination, shouldn't you be content in waiting for it rather than racing others to it?
I went on two long walks today, alone. One in the woods, the other over in a rock quarry that was closed due to it being Sunday. I was the only person there. The sound of cars from a highway could be heard as quiet hum. Mostly I heard birds, leaves rustling and my own steps, especially on the gravel. Being present in those moments and checking out some rock layers in the quarry made me feel an odd sense of freedom. The rat race of wage-slaving may be needed to "get ahead" in "life", but I felt more content today than I ever did when I had a job.
I'm going to try to find this kind of enjoyment in life a little more.