.Reunited with old friend, shared gossip, felt awkward, reluctant to share own news.Why doesn't anyone tell stories
or spread rumors about good days, successful endeavors, and happy people?She then told me about someone else who
carried on like me-someone I knew-and how sick she had gotten through overwork
that she had to be hospitalized for about four months.Imminent
calamity seems to sell a lot better than a happy development.The trend has established itself quite well.Most news items are about threats, criminal
behavior, destruction, bankruptcy, war...At some point, she realized that I was not engaged in the conversation and attributed
my attitude to my obsession with work.So, she started lecturing me on the negative
effects of not having some normal time off.etc.