The people of Ireland are currently in extreme shock after the extent of the financial cock up in our Banks was this Easter revealed by the government to probably exceed €40 billion. These figures are much worse than expected and can easily occasion a sense of despair. As an architect in private practice, I am already aware of the severity of the current recession but this is probably the 'last nail in the coffin' of the construction business for at least five years. Indeed any belief that things might now improve in the short to medium term would be tantamount to 'waiting for Godot'. However, unlike most young people, I have been there before and remember at one time in the mid eighties when my then business partner and I had to pay in excess of 17% on an overdraft facility. For this reason,I refuse to allow myself to become overly depressed by the current situation. Funnily the lyrics on a CD that my daughter was playing some time ago find an echo for me in the present situation, for indeed we do all fall down:
'Lost till you're found,
Swim till you drown,
Know that we all fall down.
Love till you hate,
Strong till you break,
Know that we all fall down'.
from 'Dreaming Out Loud' by One Republic.
We've all experienced the "Waiting for Godot" scenario, Godot never shows. And thus - we need to just take the actions needed to "not wait". Don't wait for change to happen. Don't wait for *other people* to create change. But we don't have to change the entire world to change how we deal with one small piece of it. Start somewhere. Start now.
ReplyDeletethanks for the reminder.