A popular old song used to say, “You move sixteen tons and what do ya get? Another day older and deeper in debt.” Now, unless the reader has been around for a while, there is no association with these lyrics at all, but if one has seen a few days pass, the entertaining Tennessee Ernie Ford tune is now running through their head. Most who have traveled a few monotonous days know exactly what this song means, and the idea behind it although related to the coal miner's life, can often become the mantra of those who do the same things day after day after day.
Moving sixteen tons by hand has never been easy. Chipping, hammering, pounding, and gathering is hard work, and it's redundancy can drive one crazy. There seems to be no way out, and the only light at the end of the tunnel is the one that leads back to the work chambers again.
So what is one to do who pounds and works in this manner every day, day in and day out, day in and day out? Stop. Take a break. Arrange for something totally out of the ordinary. The cure for “moving sixteen tons” is called, “recreation.” Fortunately for most, the weekend provides just that opportunity, and the beaches will be visited, the boats will sail, the bicycles will be ridden, and the other chances to stop the routine will be availed. Refreshment, restoration, and relaxation will be the theme until the song begins again next week... “You move sixteen tons..”
Until tomorrow...Why Say More?
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