Waiting for Godot

Of the time i have been allocated on this planet, most is spent waiting.

Here is a typical day:

• waiting for the car to warm up
  
• waiting for traffic signals
• waiting in traffic
  
• waiting for public transport
• waiting for the public transport to reach destination
• waiting for the elevators
• waiting for the machine to boot
  
• waiting for reply to emails
• waiting for programs to build & compile
• waiting for webpages to load
  
• waiting for the other party to answer the phone
  
• waiting for the microwave to warm up food
• waiting for my turn in the queue at the shop counter
  
• waiting for the coffee machine to brew
• waiting for the time to go back home
  
• waiting for a gap in vehicles to cross the road
• waiting for someone to open the fron door
  
• waiting for the tap to dispense hot water
• waiting for food to cook
• waiting for hot food to cool down before storing it in the refrigerator
  
• waiting for time to pass after dinner so that i can sleep
• waiting for Lord Hypnos to bless me
• ...

and so it goes (the time, i mean).

If i take a wider view, there are other, err ... events, for lack of a better word (my vocab sux), that i am waiting for.

• waiting for the paycheck
• waiting for the project to end
• waiting for interview calls
• waiting for a good job offer
  
• waiting for new project to begin
• waiting for some windfall to get latest gadgets
  

Even wider view,

• waiting for 'someone special'
• waiting for a life i'll spend doing things my way
• waiting for the bank balance to get to 'comfortable' levels
  
• waiting for a peaceful easy life
• ...

While i have read all kinds of advice on 'not waiting for things to change and enjoying life in the present' and all that jazz, waiting is all that prevails.

I don't mind waiting; just that realising the the futility of it all in the ultimate certainity makes me feel even more exasperated.

Tick tock tick tock tick tock...

Labels: future, life, time, wait