My list includes things like watching my boys laugh, cooking a good meal for family and friends, watching your kiddos play at camp, chocolate chip cookies, great pizza, sitting and watching Avengers movies, making a birdie on the golf course, walking camp dog Maverick in the woods with Kate… just to name a few.
And… there are a few problems on that list for me. Right in the middle of it. Can you guess which ones? But I enjoy them. A lot. So… what gives? If I indulge in the pleasure of those three things too much or too often, the end result is actually painful. I get heavier, my body feels terrible and I fill my head with mindless entertainment. The diabolical thing is, my body continues to want more and more of each of them.
Sooo good! But not pretty…. Each of those three things, in small doses, are fine. I can take a little discomfort. Sooner than I want to admit, my body feels pretty crummy, my attention span gets shorter and I just feel like… blah. I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures.
The process of stretching my body correctly and consistently is painful for me. But the feeling I get afterwards? Not as much fun. What are the pleasures that always lead to pain in your life? What about the short-term pains that lead to long time pleasure?
Your parents can help you answer questions, set an example and give guidance. So can your camp director and all the team at Weequahic. But you are the one who gets to choose. Weequahic is a proud member of the Pennsylvania Camp Alliance.
