work and play

Time spent in deep thought trying to take a different perspective on the things that we know. There seems to be a quickening in the flow of knowledge that brings an end to old ways of approach. Education is going to be local and hands on - we need to be able to apply our ability to growing food and fiber, generating energy, clothing and housing our communities. It seems to me that we should confuse the definitions of work and play and make work more enjoyable and play more focused.

Take the term play - a stage play, a play on words, to play an instrument, to play fair - how many other valid uses can we come up with for the word play. If the enthusiasm that youngsters give to playing could be encapsulated in today's adult population, we would all actively be doing jobs that we love because of our sense of play.

It seems to me that we can change our attitude toward what is work and what is play. Changing the paradigm is a mental gymnastic - one worthy of the quest for truth. Problems can not be solved from the same thought pattern in which they were generated. All play does not need to be competitive - team sports rely on filling roles. I have wondering while wandering, dazed and confused. Life is starting to come clear - enjoy playing at work and working at play.