Ticking Away the Moments in a Busy Day

The first week of duck season 2007 has come and gone without the K&R able to get out in the field. The problem? Time. Always time. Never enough of it. For me it is the new house, which is proving to be a time hog like no other commitment I have known. Time Time Time Time, such a a consistent theme so far in this blog. But is this not a fundamental issue we all face? How we balance our life maintenance (occupation, home, health, transportation, etc.) work, our professional obligations, and our leisure pursuits determines the quality of our life. For the K&R, it has come to the forefront this season more than any other. With an extremely hectic work schedule for the King, and a new house for me, the opportunities for getting out in the field have just not been there. But while short-term exigencies (new houses, work pressures, family obligations) must be given priority, in the long term an appropriate balance must be achieved. If one gives up all leisure pursuits and only spends time maintaining life, is life even worth maintaining? No, not in my view. We become animals; existing only to procreate, only to sustain life. No reflection, no understanding, no growth, no experience, no substance; i.e, no life.

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