life is weird
Suffering
First, you are born into a tiny helpless body with stomach gas, colic butt rash and zero bladder control. As you grow you develop a few skills....
....and start to notice things....
like maybe....
your nose is way to big for your face, or....
no one else's mother looks like yours, or.....
you get sick (on and off throughout your whole life).....
and you keep growing....
and changing.....
Until you GROW UP!
And then you start growing old.
Meanwhile there are all sorts of other people around you....
like the one who ate the last piece of toast....
or the ones you hear about on TV....
or the ones who wait for you after school....
There are things you want that you can't have. And the things you have that you don't want. And there are plenty of opportunities to feel:
Bored, irritated, jealous, grossed-out, afraid, angry, sad, lonely, inadequate, threatened, chubby, stupid, unappreciated, unloved, ugly, unsuccessful, squirrely, and totally bummed.
SO....
Maybe you....
Leave home, fall in love, get a "good" job, buy a house, a car, a swimming pool, a home entertainment unit, two huskies, a cottage, a boat, another car, a jacuzzi, an aquarium, a golf cart....
But you still feel hassled, so you....
Take a luxury holiday, join an athletic club, go to more downtown restaurants, "get into" art, invest in the stockmarket, have a child, add on to your house, redecorate, refinance, get a "better" job.....
But you're still not happy happy like you think you should be sooo.... you....
Fall out of love, enter therapy, take a shamanic journey, give up meat, join a food co-op, move to the country, buy a house, redecorate, find your inner child, meet your soulmate, become an eco-activist, quit your job, reinvest your portfolio, see a psychic, have another child, become a real estate agent, get into crystals, visit the Amazon....
And you think maybe you're happier.... but still.... there's something.... surely you deserve more?
But the whole world is so full of hassles..... there's....
Chemical warfare, widespread poverty, corruption, exploitation, political chaos, social unrest, discrimination, waste, slaughter, pollution, homeless children.....
You really should do something about it all but....
The lawn needs mowing, your son is "special," your accountant "must talk," the dog has distemper, you're getting fat, there's a funny lump, your new boss is strange, you're nervous fidgety, short-tempered , eating out of control....
.....and just when you feel your time has finally come to stand up and really make a difference in this world....
you have no clean underpants left.
Hassles, suffering, disappointment,....
these are all part of life.....
....and then you die....
Weird.
--by Laurie Fisher Huck
posted by jaded fool @ 11:17 AM
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