Pay your dues: “to do something that you do not enjoy in order to have something that you want, or because you feel it is your duty”.
I want to say that I have paid my dues, but I’m not quite sure.
The thing is – I enjoy pretty much everything. And I know that the things that I don’t enjoy are alsoΒ things that I should enjoy.
This leaves me in a quandary because to have paid my dues, by definition I would have had to do things that I do not enjoy.
Tricksy.
Maybe I am saved by the word ‘duty’.
There are things which are my duty to do that can be enjoyable as well as contributing to having paid dues. Things like earning a living; supporting those who are vulnerable or in my care; paying taxes; and being a nice person to those around me.
Okay, maybe paying taxes is not that enjoyable, but when you think about it – you have to have started with something in order to haveΒ pay the tax, so at the end of the day paying a tax is really saying that you have something in the first place. So that’s a positive, right?
Anyway; whatever.
There are many things I do that I don’t enjoy to be able to do the relatively few things I do enjoy.
Whatever. π
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Egg-suck-ly!
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Suck is life. π
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Be honest – how long did it take you to think that up! π
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Not tellin’. π
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Haha – thought as much. π
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I really like your positive attitude towards things. I hope you are always this way, positive
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All except when I eat sugar. π¦
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Are you somehow allergic to it?
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Biochemistry aberration.
Whatever.
π
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Ah….. That’s difficult…
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It’s not so bad.
There are worse things to be allergic to – like air, or water, or pizza. π
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Air? Water? πππ Who is allergic to these? And pizza? Naah
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There’s the boy in the bubble and then there’s that movie about someone who can’t go outside – it came out in 2017 and (looks it up) it’s called Everything, Everything. π
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π π π π π Wah. I will. Heard there’s a new movie called A quiet place, something about not making any noise or sound. Could be considered as sound allergy.
By the way, how are you?
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Wow, A Quiet Place looks good (plot follows a family who must live life in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound). I like stuff like that.
How am I? Well, it’s same old thing with me – I’ve been eating too much sugar while I was on holiday in Oman and Kuwait and it has made me kind of quiet and shy(ish). I move away from people and feel awkward and don’t smile enough and feel like no-one really likes me. Apart from that – fine, thanks. π
How about you?
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I’m watching it right now. Intermission now. It’s thrilling!
Well, I’m always like that, with or without sugar, but I’m not shy. I shout at anyone, anytime, without reason πππ my annual exams just ended yesterday, so yay, I’m freeeeeeeeeeeeee as a bird now
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I can’t imagine you shouting – you seem like such a nice girl. π
You what are you going to do next? With your freedom, that is.
Did the movie end well?
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Haha. No. I’m very moody……
I’m going to buy books and read. I still have to take the practical exam.
Kinda. It was thrilling but it could be better. Okish…
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Surely not! π
Yay!
Oh, okay.
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Nope!!!
I bought soooooooo many books today!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!! I hope I get enough time!!!! But still, yaayyyyyy!
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Ah – that puts a big smile on my face. What did you decide to read first? π
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The Shinning!!!!!! Then it’s next part! Then the Inferno by Dante, then The Black Tulip by Dumas, then the selected poems by Coleridge….. Oh, I’m so excited and this list goes on and on and on. It’s so pleasant and annoying at the same time to have sooo many books unread! Pleasant cause so much to read! Annoying due to time constraints π§
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Wow, I’m really impressed by your reading list. I’m beginning to get the impression that you are one smart cookie! I tried reading the Divine Comedy (Dante’s journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso)) but I lost the plot in Purgatory. As far as I know he’s still there. Note to self: must rescue him one of these days.
Yeah, I wish I could just read all day too. π
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Hehe. I couldn’t find the Purgatorio and Paradiso in Starmark so I guess I’ll have to order online. I wanted the whole Divine Comedy in one book, but couldn’t find.
Yes…. Time!!!
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Don’t worry – Inferno is a fine place to begin, That way – things can only get better. π
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Yeah, but I have to read many other books before that one. Can tell me how is The Shinning?
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π Shinning is a method of climbing trees where you grip onto the trunk with the bottom of your legs (your shins).
Shining is what a light does when it is on.
Pedantic is what I get when it’s too early in the morning and my eyes and nose are itching because there’s too much pollen in the air.
The Shining is a book I read when I was your exact age. I enjoyed it enormously. It’s deliciously scary and dark. After you’ve read it, when you hear things go bump in the night you won’t be thinking that it’s someone getting themselves a midnight snack, you’ll instead believe it to be an evil spirit that’s invaded your house and is coming closer and Closer and CLOSER as you shiver under your bedclothes unable to make a sound because if you remain quiet enough it might (just might) pass by your door …
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Not gonna happen with me. π Cause I have all my lights on as I’m usually awake at night. πππ
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Still don’t know how you do that. You must nap soooo much in the day!
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Nope….. Slept for 3 hours today…. So…. I guess it becomes a habit
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We are all different.
Need different food
Different wardrobes
And different sleep.
The rain has arrived here.
I hear it pattering outside.
The window is closed now.
Summer has ended again.
Sorry – didn’t intend to do that. π
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This is nice…. It would be great here if the fan could be faster and the AC temperature could be lower. It’s really hot. Nice that summer’s over.
Why sorry?
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I slipped into some kind of poetry mode. Didn’t intend to do that. It’s not exactly normal. But then again – neither am I, so that’s okay. π
What do you mean ‘summer is over’?
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As you said, summer had ended again. That’s nice….. And maybe it’s not normal to slip into a poetic mode, but it’s rather refreshing. π
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Have you ever tried to have a conversation with someone in poetry. You have to pick someone smart for it to be worthwhile, but it’s an entertaining way to pass time. π
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I have tried once
But always seem to fail
I’m bad at poetry
About that I’m going to wail ππππ
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Hahahaha – you’re a card, Debadrita! π
(and a true poet – one who doesn’t need words to make life rhyme beautifully)
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Yes…. π
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Yea.. that’s true.. sometimes we are saved by that word ‘duty’
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Saved or damned – the jury is out for me. π
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