As I left the theater, a young employee smiled and said, “Thank you for coming to our theater. I hope you enjoyed your movie.” I told Him that I did not enjoy the movie and pleaded with him not to see it adding, “I don’t know why I made myself in to a garbage can for the last hour and paid for it besides!”

I like to work.  The tasks are clear when my time is spent producing desired results.  At the end of the day, no matter how tough the problems were, I feel great about what I was able to accomplish.  Sometimes it is just a piece of the problem was solved, but the feeling of make a valuable contribution to the project is very satisfying.

Last week I had a rare day off for a holiday and consequently, found myself with extra time on my hands in the afternoon.  I went to the local mall to look around and decided to take in a movie.  I chose the one that was starting just as I arrived, bought a small bag of popcorn… for a huge price, and settled in to a common entertainment experience.

The movie was about six boarded young adults with lots of time and money who were looking of a “different kind of experience”.  As the story progressed, each one was killed in a terrifying violent manner.  I kept watching because I thought that something better would happen soon, but the story abruptly ended with the last victim screaming for her life.

As I left the theater, a young employee smiled and said, “Thank you for coming to our theater.  I hope you enjoyed your movie.”  I told Him that I did not enjoy the movie and pleaded with him not to see it adding, “I don’t know why I made myself in to a garbage can for the last hour and paid for it besides!”

I have since been troubled by my choice that day and I have been thinking about exactly HOW to better use my time when I have some choices, not related to working.  Actually, I think being “entertained” by some kind of productive task, will be my choice.  Next time, I will choose to take care of my body by taking a walk outside and looking at the trees while listening to birds and children at play.

Now there is a great “leisure” choice followed by some beneficial results!

Marion Lorence
Glendale Place, Resident Manager
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