About For Better or Worse
Post 324:
Sometimes it seems like retreat is the only option. Think of it in military terms; it’s wise to turn tail when faced with a superior force. Regroup, reassess, restock, reevaluate… a lot of re’s.
But that’s hardcore battle. And the costs are quite final in that particular scenario.
So let’s talk about when it’s not so final, when we want to retreat from the day or the next challenge or the thing we have to do with the guy we really don’t get along with.
Here, I think perhaps it’s preferable to engage. There’s more to be gained, more to learn. Losing is learning, they say. And if it doesn’t end up with you lying dead somewhere, you can go elsewhere and use what you’ve learned.
I want to retreat when I see writing that I simply can’t do. I’m outnumbered, outgunned, outmaneuvered… I’m out. It’s a crappy feeling and induces more flight than fight.
Okay, so knowing you aren’t so good pretty much blows. But it’s what we do with that information, right class?
I’m not sure. There are certain skills that I have no business delving into, period, full stop, never.
But if you’re compelled to be good, only take heart from those that are better. They were once in your place, and let’s be honest, they still probably feel the same way. Our minds are our own, and the beauty is in the distance between your thoughts and mine. It’s a chasm that seems to divide us, but, and this is obviously paradoxical, I think it makes us all closer.
Cause your skills can never be my skills, nor mine yours. Not exactly. We might have a really pitched game of ping pong or something, but parity is rare when we're dealing with mental and creative capacity. This is why they’ll be endless debates on who the best fill in the blank is. I’m pretty sure Messi is the greatest soccer player of all time, but if I put that out on Facebook, it’s liable to ignite a shit-storm.
For better or for worse. And all that… Cheers. See you after.
