I’ll start by saying that the current drama in my life can be categorized as what I’ve heard refered to recently as “First World Problems”. These are the middle-class problems of America. For example, “My DVR didn’t record ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ in HD last night!!!” First World. “Oh, that’s not really hard wood. It’s just high-quality laminate.” First World. “You can buy 3 Kindle Fires for the price of 1 iPad!” First World. “I have nothing to eat, no way to get food, and my village is surrounded by hungry lions.” Not First World. There is certainly a difference between some types of problems in life and others.
However, like I’ve often told my wife when she feels guilty about letting her First World problems get to her, your problems are just that: your problems. As such, they weigh heavily on you. Don’t feel guilty if they get to you. Our perception of reality is relative. We frame the world in terms of our own egos. It’s one of the weaknesses of the human spirit, I suppose. We should be stronger, but we’re not. Too bad. Life would be so much more enjoyable if we were!
All that leads me to the conclusion that there MUST be something to learn from all this…shit…that we are going through trying to close on this damn house we’re trying to buy. I won’t publicly bad-mouth another person, and I am sure he has his reasons for why he is making this such a drawn-out, painful process. What I will do is focus on the fact that I am supposed to learn something from this experience. There’s a lesson, no doubt. I just need to tease it out.
That’s life, right? It’s all about the things that happen, the things you do, and the way you conduct yourself in the face of the consequences, good or bad. Being gracious, courteous, and open-hearted regardless of what’s going on in my life is really the easiest way for me to gauge if I’m focused on the things that matter.
Illuminate Possibilities 