What to do?

One day, after our walk, we spent time at the playpark. There was a terrible smell and I was feeling irritable about it, and not enjoying myself. After some time, I realised – I don’t have to sit here. I can go home, or go somewhere else. How silly of me to take so long to realise that, but I had wanted to allow my grandson time to play there.

I thought how sometimes people watch inappropriate movies or TV because there is nothing else to watch! That is equally "silly". We have the choice of turning it off. If there is nothing else to watch, we don’t have to watch anything. We can read a wonderful book or go for a walk, or have an early night, or we can even spend time with our families. Often, these alternatives are even better than "good" TV shows too!