Friday,
September 07, 2012
"What really
keeps me going is the constant belief that it could all disappear
tomorrow."- Phil Donahue
The meaning of this quote seems to be
pretty self explanatory. Obviously the person who wrote this is having a hard
time in life. Maybe he's divorcing his wife, or he lost his job. It could even
be something relatively small when compared: maybe him and one of his oldest
friends are in an argument about something. Whatever it is, it's really hitting
him hard. Maybe so hard that he has trouble getting up in the morning, dressing
himself, going to work, etc. But in the back of this guy's mind he's clinging
onto one thing, and that is hope. He's hoping that things will miraculously fix
themselves overnight. This never really happens.
Forget what I said earlier. I'm kind of in
the middle of the road with this one. I guess there's a slim chance certain
things could fix themselves. Say you and someone important to you are in a
disagreement and aren't talking. Suppose overnight that person realized they're
wrong, or just decided that you're important enough to them that THEY can take
the blame. And so the next day you guys apologize to each other and TP
someone's house or do whatever activity you enjoy doing together. THAT might happen. But for other, larger issues,
it won't work like that. If that important person had died, do you think that's
going to just undo itself overnight? That you'll wake up to the sound of a
phone call from them inviting you to coffee later? No. That sounds extremely
harsh but the truth hurts most times. Along with that if someone you loved
passed away, you're going to grieve for however long depending. Sure, after a
little time…or a lot of time…your cuts will scab over and you will get better.
That’s not a process that happens
overnight, and if it is then you didn't love them.
I'm not trying to be too critical here,
but realistically this is not a very accurate quote. Sure it's nice , but it's
not one you should take to heart. If things were magically able to disappear
when we fell asleep, we'd have a perfect utopian world. There is something I
liked when I first read this saying though, and that is the fact that it is
filled with hope. Hope is an essential part of the universe. Hope often propels
us forward. And without we'd likely have a solemn and unhappy world.
