What Is The Rat Race?
A rat race is a term used for an endless, self-defeating or pointless pursuit. It conjures up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape whilst running around a maze or in a wheel. The rat race is a term often used to describe work, particularly excessive work; in general terms, if one works too much, one is in the rat race.
Whilst the above definition seems to make sense, the best description of the Rat Race that I have ever seen was in a short Video by Warren Borsje. This is one of my all time favorite youtube clips. It shows Warren Borsje telling the story of a young man who has just got his first job and is about to enter the Rat Race or the treadmill as he likes to call it. As always he effortlessly combines entertainment, education and comedy - Absolutely Brilliant!
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I believe you are in the Rat Race when. . . .
- You come home after work and only have enough energy to watch the TV.
- You get the feeling that life is slipping you by and there is nothing you can do about it
- That horrible feeling enters your stomach on Sunday afternoon (otherwise know as Sundayitess)
- You know you should have done something (like get your car serviced) but you say to yourself I just didnt have time this week.
- You see someone achieve something and saying I could do that but then dont because you get distracted by life
- You let your dreams remain dreams.
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