A little analogy
While dangling a toy in front of my cats tonight, an interesting analogy to human nature struck me. Go ahead and get your laughter out of the way now; I think it's interesting.Anyhow, one of my cats chases the toy all over the place, jumping in the air and flailing about like a ragdoll. He only snags it about half the time. The other one finds a comfy spot on the floor and waits for it to swing her way, then she swats at it and doesn't seem to care whether or not she catches it. She's just hanging around for the entertainment.
So what I started thinking is, a lot of people fit into those two molds. Some people are the go-getters who chase what they want, no matter how many times they fail or how silly they may look, and some are the observers -- people who view life as entertainment and don't take it too seriously. Maybe they're lazy, maybe they just aren't ambitious, or maybe they realize that at in the ends it doesn't really matter, that we're all just along for the ride. Maybe the go-getters are just wasting a lot of energy on mostly fruitless pursuits.
Sometimes I'm really conflicted about where I fit into that pattern. When I was younger I was really stubborn and driven. I was all bright lights, big city, no guts, no glory. I think I wore myself out. Now I'm more laid back. I got tired of chasing dreams I could never get to, and I started to drift a little to wherever life wants to take me. Sometimes I chastise myself for not being more ambition, not striving for big goals and big dreams. But damn, I just want to be able to afford a decent place to live! (FYI: They're raising my rent so I have to move in 2 months.) I wish I could just relax more and see life as an amusing tale, a Shakespearean comedy. Ok, I'm being too hard on myself -- I'm comparing myself to a creature whose greatest pleasures are drinking water from a running faucet and chasing bugs. Bed time!
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