Sunday, 1 May 2011
The Grass Is Always Greener
On a walk the other day, we passed a cow in its field which was full of, what appeared to me to be, delicious grass. Yet Daisy had stuck her head through a barbed wire fence to eat the grass on the other side. How often do we do the same? On this trip we have to choose between one fantastic experience or another because of time constraints. The paradox of choice. If we only had one option, we would do that experience and no doubt love it. However, we’re always weighing up whether we will make or did make the ‘best’ decision. We’re in such a lucky position to have such things to worry about. But do we put too much pressure on ourselves to maximise these ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunities? Does this contemplation of the options actually detract from the overall experience so that we enjoy it less rather than just relaxing our way through it? Is it a reflection of our own goals? If we weren’t the kind of people to try to make the most out of life, would we even be on this trip in the first place? So, are we happier to have goals to work towards and to attain or would we be better to just breeze through life enjoying each moment for what it is -‘Wherever you are, there you are’.
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I had that experience this morning just choosing which breakfast cereal to buy. Although at least I know I can always try the other cereal at a later date. I think we do put too much pressure on ourselves. Why are we judging ourselves... maybe that line from Sunscreen is relevant: "Our choices are half chance". I also think sometimes we should see where life takes us, learn from our experiences, make choices that benefit others and try not to get too involved in the illusion that we have any control of our lives anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou know of course that in 92.8 percent of other universes Daisy kept her ungrateful snout on her own side of the fence.... Unfortunately this meant that a pensive onlooker wasn't able to question her behaviour and note his thoughts on his blog; this in turn meant that, without anything more interesting to read the British public turned instead to the Daily Mail where they digested an otherwise overlooked story headlined 'Cameron pledges to stay'. Failing to see the remainder of the headline 'in favour of class inequality' which was written on adjacent pages, the 75 percent of the country that hadn't wanted a conservative government in the first place began to demonstrate. As Britain descended into chaos, America declared the country the new axis of evil and subsequently invaded on humanitarian grounds. Unfortunately the only way to keep the American citizens from getting jittery was to double the number of Burger Kings across the country....
ReplyDeleteOf course with beef in high demand, daisy was quickly rounded up and barbecued...the perils of free will huh!