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Help the elderly, visit the lonely, feed the hungry. Maybe it's because I'm in my midlife crisis, but as I think how much time I put into hobbies I wonder how
by thdrdt 7y ago
Help the elderly, visit the lonely, feed the hungry.
Maybe it's because I'm in my midlife crisis, but as I think how much time I put into hobbies I wonder how much good I could have done in the same time.
But creating music, build scale models, growing cactuses, watching movies is a lot of fun. And people need time to relax and enjoy life.
- pjmorris 7y agoAnd you can combine these things; I've got a musician friend who organizes musicians to go to the local VA hospital once a month to play for the patients. It does everybody a world of good. My family makes a point to look after others in the church we're part of, generally by inviting them over for dinner and/or by bringing gifts of food. Music-making and cooking are two hobbies that share really well, but you can do just about anything together.
- all2 7y agoJesus would approve [0]. It also seems that you have stumbled upon one of the great treatments for depression [1]. [0] https://www.biblehub.com/james/1-27.htm https://www.biblehub.com/james/1-27.htm [1] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-cultures/201805/in-helping-others-you-help-yourself https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-cultures/201... << there are a lot of articles like this...