The innocent can never last

Does romantic involvement make you less competitive in your professional life? What is more important – to be happy and spend more time with your loved one(s) or lead a thriving professional life, in which leisure time is scarce and working hours are long? The choice might sound easy for some of us yuppies, but the question remains and it is being answered by different people in different ways…

It might be an overstatement to say that presently the Romanian society is in a development phase - it has been said so many times before. This means that personal success is measured in the money being made, the number of home appliances present in the (but of course…) modernly decorated flat and the brand of the car stationed in front of the house (“c’mon, still a Ford man?… bah, I just got a jeepie…”). It’s difficult to hold on to a romantic relationship with a “Make more money” mindset. What I mean here transcends the need for financial stability – it is the point where you start indulging in the “More is good” thought, where you forget how to stop and start neglecting everything and everyone around you because you get so tied up in your daily to do’s, that you quit understanding any of what is going on around you…

Trying to separate the work life from the personal life is indeed difficult. The two interconnect and mingle in a way that would not have been thought possible only some years ago. I think the worst part about this is that you come to set the value scale wrong – by using the professional benchmark to measure your personal success.

Soon, I will change the focus of this blog. Professional vs personal life is indeed a captivating topic, but I might be in the wrong by overstressing it the way I have been, lately...

It was a long sad supper without you
I had to be cruel to be kind
We have to leave the past behind
La la la
And isn't it strange how people can change
And isn't it weird how people I feared
They all seem worthless now
(The Cranberries, Sorry Son)