No, ostrich, actually. Didn't you read the title? But seriously, why does it always seem easier to avoid conflict than facing it straight on? Or at least when you are the person who has to make the decision. I have no problem cheering from the sideline, urging friends to Fight! Win! Fight! Aren't I just the prettiest plus-size cheerleader? But when it comes time for me to be in the hotseat, suddenly fighting back doesn't seem like such a good idea. But what if they don't like me, I whine to myself. What if I'm wrong and make a fool of myself? Blah, blah, blah. Thank heavens I also have an overdeveloped sense of JUSTICE (cue opera music)!!! Or at least my perception that life is supposed to be fair. Says who? Well....says .... my mom? ....no?....G-d? ....er, He seems to be more interested in letting folks make their own mistakes, so probably not...My high school principal? .... um, you have gone to high school, that bastion of fairness and caring (or maybe not)....
No, the world is not fair. Boo hoo. Doesn't absolve us from doing our best to tilt the odds a bit.
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