We mark the progress of our lives by marking milestones - birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Less often, we remember and celebrate the moments that make up those milestones.

This is for those moments.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Silver linings and shelter

They say every cloud has a silver lining.  I certainly hope so.  Too many clouds around these days in too many places and for all the wrong reasons.  

We have become a society that cannot take the blame for our own actions.  "Sorry", "I've made a mistake", "Let me fix that" are phrases heard rarely these days.  You're more likely to hear "so what", "not my problem/job", "go ask person x, they'll know."

Google is not the answer to everything, nor is Wikipedia: they can point you in the right direction but you still have to think for yourself.  And there is no weakness in admitting you don't know something or that you were wrong. 

Sadly a majority of us want the correct answer to our questions immediately: sorry peeps, but life doesn't work that way.  Go to Bunnings, buy some timber, build a bridge and GET OVER IT!

All I seek is a little sanity, for people to not make assumptions, for others to think before they throw problems created by a lack of planning into the laps of others.  

Most of all I seek a shelter from the storm.