Relocation
Last week, I wound up my residence in Philadelphia and moved to San Francisco. Some golden truths when we wind up a house and move are
1. The packing never ends. Things keep appearing out of the shelves and corners. The house is at its most messy phase. The effort tires you out.
2. Once you reach your new place, the object you want first is always at the bottom and the box containing it is always opened last.
3. The most important things are lost during the move, never to be found again.
Of course, I m inflating it, but the experience is not very different for anyone I knew.
With more consulting jobs and companies kicking their employees like soccer ball these days, the packers and movers are doing good business. From a luxury, it has matured as an industry and is affordable to many these days.
The fundamental question - why relocate at all ? We get tons of reasons - more satisfying job, more spacious house, own house, better quality schools for kids...many of them. The common thread - 'more' of something - a sign of materialism. Now, I have nothing against being materialistic, but to me relocation seems like a good example of how much we are willing to push ourselves in search of the ever elusive ' more' of something. My Father hardly relocated during his career and he is a happy man even today.
Why do we fool ourselves that relocating to another city \ place is going to get us what we didn t in the present city \house? Is it worth the effort, stress and the fear of the unknown ? Others may disagree, but to me, I guess it is not worth it. I would be more peaceful staying in same place, same way, same environment - which is why, I guess my company decided to transfer me :)
1. The packing never ends. Things keep appearing out of the shelves and corners. The house is at its most messy phase. The effort tires you out.
2. Once you reach your new place, the object you want first is always at the bottom and the box containing it is always opened last.
3. The most important things are lost during the move, never to be found again.
Of course, I m inflating it, but the experience is not very different for anyone I knew.
With more consulting jobs and companies kicking their employees like soccer ball these days, the packers and movers are doing good business. From a luxury, it has matured as an industry and is affordable to many these days.
The fundamental question - why relocate at all ? We get tons of reasons - more satisfying job, more spacious house, own house, better quality schools for kids...many of them. The common thread - 'more' of something - a sign of materialism. Now, I have nothing against being materialistic, but to me relocation seems like a good example of how much we are willing to push ourselves in search of the ever elusive ' more' of something. My Father hardly relocated during his career and he is a happy man even today.
Why do we fool ourselves that relocating to another city \ place is going to get us what we didn t in the present city \house? Is it worth the effort, stress and the fear of the unknown ? Others may disagree, but to me, I guess it is not worth it. I would be more peaceful staying in same place, same way, same environment - which is why, I guess my company decided to transfer me :)
Comments