Yesterday before going to class, I had to stop by my optometrist to pick up my glasses. I had dropped them off earlier in the morning and the new lenses were installed. When I was uptown earlier, I had also dashed into London Drugs in order to buy a new coffee Thermos. I was getting sick of not screwing the cap correctly on my old one and having it leak.
Although cognizant of the time these extra trips took, I wasn't stressed by having to do them. In fact, life really is all about its errands. People can sometimes forget that it really is the small things which make up the majority of our existence. One really can't get much more basic than preparing to eat, clean, and stay out of the elements.
Rather than trying to rush through these things, it'd be better if we could just enjoy errands for what they are. In the end, they are one's life.
On last year's trip to Sri Lanka, putting on a meal
took hours. Yet, this was much less stressful than in a
modern kitchen with all of its 'instant' food preparation.