Discipline within Limitations: Aw Blog Chain October 2008
I am writing this post as a part of AW Blog Chain October 2008. Kelly Meding was before me and she wrote about discipline. You can find her entry here:
http://chaostitan.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-aw-blog-chain.html
I have to admit that I really suck when it comes to discipline. Following rules is always a big problem for me. I was like it in my childhood. At the age of 33, I have not improved. I don’t see any hope of being a disciplined person even when I grow older.
Well, sometimes, I feel that it is the limitations that I have to suffer in my day to day life that are equally responsible for the lack of discipline. I like to talk about some of the limitations that I have to face.
The first limitation is that of basic utilities. For example, in the apartment I live, I have access to tap water for just 2-4 hours a day. So, I have to adjust my life with it. For example, sometimes, I don’t feel like taking bath at 1 PM but if I miss taking bath t 1 PM then I will have to wait for another 6 hours to get water in my shower. The same goes for cooking and washing clothes. Often, I have to wash some clothes when I have to write something in the evening.
Thanks God that electricity is some better in my part of the city. Except summer, we have to suffer from not having electricity for just 1 hour a day. In Summer, it is around 2 hours a day. Weekends are better while weekdays are worse.
Internet is a big problem. I have to spend around $40 a month for Internet but the speed is just 2 KBPS to 5 KBPS. Well, I don’t mind the speed as I have got used to it. The main problem is that once a month, there is no Internet for a day or two.
Researching is a big problem too. There is no good library in my city. I don’t have access to any online library or journal. I cannot buy any e-book because online transaction is still not possible here. I don’t mind paying $20 a month for having an access to any online library but it is impossible.
The biggest challenge I face perhaps is about language. English is not my first language but I am working in this language. I have studied English in school, college and in university. So, I have some proficiency in this language but except for working, I rarely use English in my daily life.
Yes, I have many limitations in life but still, I am a very happy person. When I see that many people suffer even much more than I do then I thank God for all the blessings.
Harriet M. Welsch is next and I wonder what the limitations she has to face are. So, visit her blog: http://spynotes.wordpress.com/
The blogs in AW blogchain October 2008 are:
Ralph Pines
Unfocused Me
Sassee
Feathers
colbymarshall1
FreshHell
ChaosTitan
razibahmed
harri3tspy
mbroadway
rosemerry
