I have been working this past week, and meanwhile realizing more and more why America is hard to live in spiritually (now, I'm alright Vika, I'm just looking at facts =)).
The problem is - business.
People tend to have more stuff to do here as compared to Ukraine.
Probably due to the fact that there are so many places to go, so many stores, the beach, sales, farmers markets... Cute and fun things to do... things that take up your time with the Lord.
And I'm not saying it's bad to enjoy oneself. The point is balance of those things, and that's what's hard, especially if you have to plan your day yourself (that's when that self-discipline comes in).
I'm glad that in that sense Ukraine is not like that. There are not so many things over there that are tempting (although, one could always find some). Here I see a lot of people working two jobs and putting all their money to pay off a mortgage on a huge house they didn't NEED in the first place. (The problem is that those houses exist, and people have eyes too big to see they can't afford it.) And then they go off complaining that they don't have time to go to church - or just simply hang out with their kids or spouses! Ukraine has its own problems, but people are more likely just forced to have a hard life due to the unstable economy at all times (but they still can make decisions to spend time with God or in front of the TV).
Maybe I'm too judgemental, and my Ukrainian eye hasn't adapted to the sharp contrast of american reality...
4 comments:
ну да, что до домов нереально дорогих - это точно.... но насчет, того что нечем в украине заняться..... это ты наверное про нежин :)
Хорошо, что вы живете больше по-украински, чем по-американски. Но ты там держись, Ты ведь знаешь в чем ты НЕ нуждаешься:-)) А заняться всегда есть чем. Когда приходит сессия, очень легко потерять "the balance".
Ny ja bu ne vozrazila esli bu y nas tozhe bulo pobolshe kafeshek (bez piva vmesto kofe =), parkov... Konechno Nezhin v etom smusle voobsche....Xotia vse ravno ego lublu. =))
hahahaha...I agree with Anya's last comment...Kyiv is often VERY much like America! People running busy everywhere...talking on their cell phones, their blackberries, scheduling, worrying about money, etc...BUT still there is a difference that I personally prefer in Ukraine where people seem to value PEOPLE more than things...I am NOT saying that Americans don't do that...but overall...in my opinion, Ukrainians get that right more often.
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