To benefit or not to benefit?

As I navigate myself through my daily life, I perform many activities which cause me to ask myself the question: How is this going to benefit me? Now, while this question at first may seem subjective & typical...it's not. Believe it or not but a question as simple as this may have never really entered your thought process, at least until now. As I began to analyze this question thoroughly, I realized the clarity in its message. While we may not all be aware of it (or in some cases, be ignorant of it) numerous daily activities we perform such as watching television sitcoms, video-games, social networking and etc. really seem to have no benefit to us. Now, the average individual would say that all these activities do have a benefit & they are purely for entertainment purposes. To that individual I would say, your absolutely right, entertainment is one answer but it shouldn't be the only answer. There is a way to be able to enjoy doing what your doing while also benefiting yourself in some way, shape or form. So in whatever activities we execute daily, we must always want to reek the benefits of that particular activity. Always striving to enhance our vast knowledge & expand our infinite repertoire. Doing this will only make the activities much more worth-wile. And every time you choose not to take advantage, just remember...an opportunity is lost.