Validation

[poliphilo]

We have this new habit. Every Saturday we go into Manchester and have lunch at a place called the Shalimar. They do a really good curry and it's cheap.

It's nice to have habits. They're comforting things. If we didn't show up one week we'd be missed. A sense of obligation has been created. We validate the Shalimar and the Shalimar validates us.

Comments

[jenny_evergreen]

Yes! You said that perfectly. There are so many people who seem to think that any kind of habit is inherently boring, if not actually wrong somehow, and to be avoided. They dread the "rut" and engage in change for the sake of change. Which, to me, is just as bad as refusing to ever try something new. Some change is good, some habits are good. *stops before I go into a full blown rant* *laugh*

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The older you get, the more pleasure you take in a good rut.

(I tried to avoid the double entendre, honest, I did)