Dilly-dallying

Can dilly-dallying and procrastination ever be useful? Does hesitation provide the key to wisdom, or does it prove that only the unhesitant get ahead? As a hesitant person... I don't care. Dilly-dallying is the way, or indeed The Way, and allows for a much more enjoyable experience. Why waste time crushing yourself under a burden of pressured preconceptions if you don't have to? Most of humanity seems to labour under the idea that we all have to be the same in any case and that alone is unfair pressure.

So, the lurking question is 'Do we all have to be the same?' The idealistic answer is 'no' but the practical answer is not as nice. In the world of work, and the world of social interactions, we are far less likely to succeed or be treated nicely if we don't conform. It's a sad truth. In particular, and I speak from experience, the idea of a single man, a bachelor, seems to be a phobia to society in general. Solitary men aren't trusted. We're not all weirdoes but it is true. Being different isn't acceptable, even if it's not by choice, so we take it and go on bravely. There's no point being maudlin!

Dilly-dallying has many purposes. It allows us to enjoy the scenery, for one thing, and plan things more thoroughly. Dilly-dallying is clearly most important, except of course at those times when dilly-dallying is absolutely the worst thing you can do. Sometimes dilly-dallying is deadly! It can destroy whole plans, disrupt agendas, and lead to missed opportunities of the worst kinds. Knowing when to not dilly-dally is part of the process, perhaps the most important part.

Hmmm. Enough dilly-dallying. Hopefully there'll be more positivity tomorrow. It's not always easy but it is always vital.

O.