Commuting is worse than working. I have done an informal study of the two and this is my conclusion. The reasons should be obvious. My report has been submitted for publication and review.
- Will advise.
If I sleep well then I have less time to myself. I feel rested but somehow less complete. I could give up showering to try to recover some of the time, but everywhere there is a cost involved and relationships to consider.
I know people who commute almost as much as I, and do so daily. They don't complain much about it, so why me?
Why was I born with such a gift?
Why was I born with such a gift?
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And that's the misery of it. I just drove in to work, and now I must work. My life is not mine. It is given over to a morning and evening highway. Time that would otherwise be with me: gone forever.
I buy myself things that I tell myself that I want, but then lack the time to use them. It is only a semblance of self-possession, a mirage at best.
I pay my bills and tell myself things about that, too.
It is The Love Song of Alfred E Neuman…
