I'm at the hospital right now. I'm on call. It's been fairy quiet so far. The case that was supposed to go the ER has been cancelled.
Although, now that I have remarked on the tranquility of the evening, I am sure that it will quickly become hectic, harried, and ultimately, sleepless. We shall have to see.
I have an elective block coming up in early September. I am trying to think where I should do it, and what I should do it in.
We are spoiled for choice. Too many choices makes people unhappy!
My parents, one uncle and two aunts came to visit me in Hamilton yesterday. We went to eat Thai food. Since they were visiting me at my 'home', it was deemed appropriate that I should foot the bill. And truly, it is very appropriate. An honour in fact! But it really left me feeling very ... old! Not only did I have to choose the restaurant, I also got the bill! I don't understand. It seems like yesterday when visiting relatives would bring me a gift and take me to lunch.
When did I leave the 'child' loop and join the adult one?
In many ways, I suppose it's about time. There are things I think the 'adult' Simon should be. I always thought that I'd just make an natural transition from "kid Simon" into "grown-up Simon". I don't think this is the case. I think I may have to make conscious decisions about how I need to be more 'mature', and then act on them in a very deliberate manner.
So the question is: Which of my qualities are too childish to keep, and which are too simon-ish to lose?
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Ah Simon! I know how you feel! I've been thinking about the same thing too... I mean I've always been a Toys R Us kid and I thought that I could maintain some of my childlike ways as an adult but it seems the world doesn't accept all such things that easily. I think we'll have to prune ourselves a bit bud. Either that, or we'll have to adopt different personalities depending on our company and become very adept at switching them on and off. I guess the transition from child to adult is not as automatic as we thought and we'll have to actively form our adult identities. Don't lose the things that make you you, and don't ever allow your inner child to get away from you. Adult world or not, there are definitely times when it's good to bring Kid-Simon out!
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