Charles Bukowski on ambition

[mahnmut]

"It was true that I didn't have much ambition, but there ought to be a place for people without ambition, I mean a better place than the one usually reserved. How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?"
—Factotum, 1975

Comments

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

It's even more depressing when one gets up at 5:00 :) That being said, in this country it's actually easy, IF, you know how to game the system.
Being easily content is the key; of course that's more difficult when one is married, and expotentially more difficult when raising a family, but there you go.....

By the way, I noticed that you got Lord Acton's quote correct the other day, but I was just skimming thru and didn't take time to comment, and then couldn't find it later to comment, but good on you!!!

Sigh, since I'm nearly 45 minutes behind schedule for my "rut" (the advantage of being half boss) I shall leave you to your day, which is prly nearrly over..I can never remember the time difference.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

You're welcome ;)

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Danke, Gracias, etc....I booked marked it, so I can never claim ignorance again....unless I forget I booke marked it :D