A More Than You Want
Guru to You
The way we narrate our lives shapes what they become. We are all unreliable narrators of our own lives. Yet, not all gamblers are fools. The wise ones understand that Luck does not care about you - and never will. Plain horses, like plain women, make for level companions. But if you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.
And yet some think of unicorns. They are the ones who hover on the brink of moving from the ordinary to an extraordinary life. One cannot fathom the true dimension of the Universe until one dances upon whatever comes next. And yet, this world does not care what you think. It cares what you do. For that, you will need a little more quid for that quo.
Success may be always around the corner of the quid, but two things are necessary - ignorance and confidence. Those who cause trouble must believe they are worth it. Others have a nice wax job...but nothing under the hood. Would that it twere true, or at the very least, half true.
And yet, it is very often smart to slow down intentionally. The grass will be always greener - if you water it. Be quick to start, and slow to finish.
A hermit was once asked why his singing was so awful. He replied, “Actually, people have told me I have improved quite a bit! People say I can’t sing, but they can’t say I didn’t sing.”
There are those who dream, and those who achieve. Sometimes the two are mixed up, and thus become choosy about choosing another aspiration in search of a plan, or vice versa. It is said that dreams come in an unlimited amount, yet still - choose wisely. Since it is wise to know that it is easy to be miserable, you have to work at being happy. Eternity is getting longer all the time, and wasting it is easy.
You are on your own planet, starring in your own movie. People have unique operating systems. For most, or at least a few, enthusiasm is worth 25 IQ points. Most don’t realize the only free cheese is in the mousetrap, and if you find that you are having a complicated relationship with the truth, you are a liar.
Some overestimate their abilities; others underestimate. Yet a doctor who treats himself makes a fool of himself as well as for his patient.
You may have Third A More Than You WantWorld problems and not immediately realize it. Statistics are human beings with the tears dried out. But statistically, someone has to be average, and everything counts. But in this life you can’t count on everything being anything. Or should I point out, not just anything but any thing.
A teenage boy once told his father, “Sorry, Dad, but that’s just not relevant to my lifestyle.” The wise father was infuriated and retorted, “Dammit, you’re too young to even have a lifestyle!” Please do not think the father was not naysaying - it is naysaying by definition.
Reality is when we agree on our collective hallucinations. For some, pissing on an electric fence is the only way to find out. Some are too smart to play dumb; others who are at the same time too dumb to be able to pull it off. Some receive a Masters Degree, others achieve being a Master of the Obvious. For others, life gets lifey. Still, a useful delusion trumps a useless reality.
A great soul learns to do hard things. Fortunately or unfortunately, you are likely not to be one.
Don’t make excuses, make plans. Keep making new mistakes. Remember that the donut hole goes missing, and you can miss it too.
Please disregard that last fortune cookie. Prepare for walking down the Wonky Way. Psychologists themselves need help, because they are surrounded by lots of stupid people. Don’t be any one of them, including the psychologist.
Mark Twain wrote that he didn’t have time to write a short story, so he wrote a long story. So I will be brief.
Twain is dead; or, as it is in Indianapolis 500 parlance, ‘timed-out.’ For lack of a better character, we must look towards someone who will live forever as opposed to another who gets timed out like Mr. Twain. Sam Gamgee fits that bill when he said, “It’s the job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish.” Bingo, as in B, I, NGO -
and Bingo was his name-O.
What is more important than trivia? A cheese grater will tell you what is up and what is down. Many start. Few finish. Circumstances don’t make the man; they reveal the man.
Sometimes Life spits on your glasses, but when you wipe them off, you suddenly see the world differently.
And so on and on it goes...until...
The End.
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