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BZ GirlI have to say i am somewhere in the middle between mauibob and thomas. I have lived in both worlds and see the benefits of both. I actually did live in Hawaii for 2 summers, in a tiny ass apartment not much bigger than my current bathroom now, working at the old $8 an hour job with no benefits…and i can’t remember a happier time in my life. Spending my days surfing and hanging out at the beach, spending my nights waiting tables, meeting fascinating people from all over the world. I know what mauibob means when he says ‘life is passing you by’ while you sit at your miserable desk job hating life. Every day in Hawaii was pure joy. I never felt more alive.
On the other hand, i am a ‘grown up’ now and feel compelled to oblige the rules of modern society. The ones that say you need a ‘real’ job, with a substantial amount of pay, and benefits, no matter how crappy and miserable you may be. There is a mortgage to pay, and health insurance, and car insurance, and dental insurance, and life insurance…sweet jesus my entire paycheck practically goes to insurance alone, nevermind food clothing and shelter. So yes, i play by the rules and sit at my desk all day and keep rowing away with all the other slaves. But in the back of my mind, a tiny little piece of my soul keeps whispering ‘remember hawaii?’ And i can’t help but wonder if i’ll ever know that kind of sheer joy of existence again. Probably not as long as i’m stuck at this desk, running the rat race like everyone else.