寸金难买寸光阴

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

There are only 24 hours a day. I don't relish the fact that you are requested to simply show up because you have to and not because for a purpose. (The purpose cited was just in case you may need to utilise the skill one day.. but not being arrogant, it was not much of a value-add for the past two weeks. it was a case of revision. 'beansprouts' aren't a threat to me. )

To simply waste 17% of your day (i.e. 24 hours including snooze time) just to make the trip there and for the reason that attendance is required is so reasonable. Even the 'skill set' imparted that week may or may not be of relevance to you.  Physical presence does not equate commitment.  Similarly, absence does not translate to lack of commitment. Cutting the debate short since it was going nowhere, with the one representing the authority citing the politically reply – the weekday trip is PART of the requirement. [Regardless of the itinerary of the day]. In my opinion, that's not reasonable.  It's not military right?

I am certainly not against the increased frequency of the weekly commitments should there warrant a need. But making a sort of 'wasted' trip is certainly not my idea of 'sacrifice' or 'service'.

Perhaps, it's time to move on … either that simply adopt the attitude of  得过且过 (which I prefer not to).  Many years have since passed ( think at least 7?), and perhaps, whatever has transpired in the past, has gone down the drain.  It seemed that the NOW is of a greater emphasis, if you aren't as gungho as before, aren't as available as before, it's seems like a downgrade in process.  

This reminded me of the sharing that PK spoke a couple of months back in the combined meeting. And I am certainly feeling the same way the pioneers did, just in a different setting.