Dear Milo,
There is an increasing movement of dissatisfaction with week-day life in her culture. There are songs, articles, memes, tweets, etc. etc. about living for the weekend or living for vacation, and just “getting through” the week. Ha, just look at the connotation in the way they use the word “Monday!” I am so proud of us!! This widespread infliction of discontentment, boredom, self-pity, and mutual misery, simultaneously creates unrealistic expectations for the weekend/vacation time so that even when they reach it they are still unsatisfied. And we don’t just see this in the work-force, we see it in school aged children. Remember when she was little and we’d make her DREAD getting up for school? We’d inundate her with worries about how she looked, how her grades were, who she’d sit with at lunch, if she’d ever get into a seemingly unattainable “good college,” etc. The best way for you to maintain this success is to keep her from realizing how many people do not have the luxury of dealing with these “boring” weekdays, where she is earning money, completing credits to earn a degree, creating friendships that will last her through good and bad times, all while having food on the table and a roof over her head. And when she reaches the coveted weekend, let her define its success by how she “felt” the whole time (See previous letter about being ruled by emotions). Maybe she went on a hike and got a great Instagram pic, maybe she went to a birthday party with friends, maybe she watched too much Netflix, whatever it was make her focus on the emotions she experienced. And always, I repeat ALWAYS divert her attention away from finding satisfaction in the Enemy – whether it’s a weekday or a weekend. If she realizes that His presence creates lasting satisfaction beyond the day and feelings, we’ll have quite a battle to face.
There is an increasing movement of dissatisfaction with week-day life in her culture. There are songs, articles, memes, tweets, etc. etc. about living for the weekend or living for vacation, and just “getting through” the week. Ha, just look at the connotation in the way they use the word “Monday!” I am so proud of us!! This widespread infliction of discontentment, boredom, self-pity, and mutual misery, simultaneously creates unrealistic expectations for the weekend/vacation time so that even when they reach it they are still unsatisfied. And we don’t just see this in the work-force, we see it in school aged children. Remember when she was little and we’d make her DREAD getting up for school? We’d inundate her with worries about how she looked, how her grades were, who she’d sit with at lunch, if she’d ever get into a seemingly unattainable “good college,” etc. The best way for you to maintain this success is to keep her from realizing how many people do not have the luxury of dealing with these “boring” weekdays, where she is earning money, completing credits to earn a degree, creating friendships that will last her through good and bad times, all while having food on the table and a roof over her head. And when she reaches the coveted weekend, let her define its success by how she “felt” the whole time (See previous letter about being ruled by emotions). Maybe she went on a hike and got a great Instagram pic, maybe she went to a birthday party with friends, maybe she watched too much Netflix, whatever it was make her focus on the emotions she experienced. And always, I repeat ALWAYS divert her attention away from finding satisfaction in the Enemy – whether it’s a weekday or a weekend. If she realizes that His presence creates lasting satisfaction beyond the day and feelings, we’ll have quite a battle to face.
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