While Her Serene Grace, the Radiant Vixen occupies Herself in many mysterious ways, we, in the more mundane plains of existence, go about our lives like ants carrying grains of sand. Now if one were to fall through the myriad of Plains (there are so many!) like one was falling through sheets of gossamer, and eventually landed among those ants, one would find out quite quickly how important those grains of sand were to the ants! On the ant plain, everything is in a big rush. Those grains have to get out of the ant hill on the double!! That bread crumb has to be brought in, and no slacking!! That twig must be moved!! It’s blocking the entrance!
human lives are much like ant ones. Busy busy busy. There is always someone who’s not carrying their share, who makes things difficult or is not competent. It can be frustrating when you aren’t getting the help you need, weather you are an ant moving a leaf, or a human trying to activate a new cellphone. There can be the temptation to be cross with the person on the other end of the phone call. That slacker! Why are they being so difficult? Are they doing it on purpose?? Are they always this slow? Maybe yelling at them would help? One might imagine the sting of cross words encouraging a speedier resolution to the issue at hand. But, what if that laggard was in fact, presently dealing with a daunting personal problem? What if they were worried about their upcoming chemotherapy, or facing the dentists drill? What if they had lost a pet, parent, sibling or close friend recently? What if they didn’t have enough money to pay the rent that month? Would cross words from a random person help them to work faster? Or more cheerfully? The answer is probably no. Really, we don’t know anything at all about what’s going on in another persons life. Their backs may be hurting from moving all those sand gains around. They may not be getting enough little bread crumbs to make ends meet. They may be facing challenges that would be daunting to the strongest of ants. It’s something to think about when you don’t get the happy smile you thought you were due from the person behind the service counter.
So sayeth the Seventh Congregation of Ladder Day Vixens
Today we appreciate the people who help us accomplish our goals, and try to leave them feeling better than before they encountered us.