Have you ever realized that the more you plan, the less
things work out? It's incredible. It seems there's someone up there or down
there or wherever observing you and witnessing how hard you work for things to
go the way you want and then this being says: "Sorry, but I'm gonna mess
everything up".
This can be
analyzed from different perspectives. On the one hand, this is something
positive. This has the factor of the unexpected which, sometimes, can be
surprising and great and can light up your day or, why not, your life. A clear
example of this is what happened to me last night.
I finally came back
home after work. It was 8.30 p.m. My mother commented me that she was going with
a group of trekkers to Cerro de la Cruz. I've trekked this hill several times
so I said: "Ok, nice! Have a good time". But then I realized that I
had never trekked at night. Suddenly, this idea crossed my mind and I decided
to go as well. I invited my boyfriend since we didn't have any plan and most of
the members of my family went too: my aunts, my uncles and my dad. It was an unforgettable
familiar experience. The weather was good to us, even though there were some
parts in which the wind blew us all haha. We had some sandwiches when we
reached the peak. We listened to music, we talked, we laughed. The conclusion
is that this wasn't planned and everything was OK. We had fun and wasted some
energy at the same time.
(Good for you, Carl)
Now, I work really
hard during the week, I study a lot and try to be responsible and fulfill all
the requirements. Taking this into account, you can imagine how much I wait for
weekends. I do everything I can during the week so as to have free weekends. I
don't plan anything I just want to rest and enjoy my free time. Well, this unknown
being that seems to enjoy ruining everything appears from time to time. I would
like to ask him/her/it why? Why are you so mean? Why don’t you let me enjoy
my weekends!
What do you think
about this? Is there a similar being in your lives?
Fortunately, there
is something good about the unexpected and unplanned. I'm not completely against
this and I receive with a huge smile everything that can bring something
positive for me. However, I hate it when it happens that you are striving for
something or waiting for something and you work hard to get it and this being
says HA HA as Nelson from The Simpsons does.
IT'S SATURDAY, SO
THERE IS A CHANCE YET. The weekend is not over. Everything can change in a
day.
Thank you for reading
See you soon, girls! J
(I add a photo for you to see how beautiful the view from Cerro de la Cruz is)
What a lovely experience! In my case it depends on the day; sometimes I’m bored and I want something unexpected to happen, but when I have all organized to do the things I HAVE to do, I don’t want surprises. I’m a little bit obsessive with that! But I do agree that when you don’t plan things, it may be funnier and better than if you have been planning it for weeks!
ResponderEliminarBeautiful picture!!! I love it! The same has happened to me several times. Whenever I had to give an oral presentation, I prepared everything beforehand. However, I have experienced that the more I prepare, the more nervous I get. Because I begin to worry about my being able to say everything I have prepared or not. But, when I just read some information and have them in my mind, I try to use my own words to explain the idea. That's easier for me and I don't get that nervous in comparison to the previous situations.
ResponderEliminarAs I said in your previous post, I love reading what you post and think because you make it so clear and it looks like a story you are telling, in which we are all immersed! Haha!
ResponderEliminarI think that is another thing that happens to us all. We plan things and then, all of the sudden, something happens and what we planned gets to be ruined.
But, sometimes, something even better or greater happens.
In my case, for example, it just happened to me a few moments ago and it has happened to me several times. When I decide no to go to my singing workshop because I want to rest or use the day to do something else, it happens to be that, suddenly, the class is cancelled or suspended, haha! And it is funny how things work out in the end.
Anyway, don't let that "being" mess your weekend up, even if you cannot do what you planned, enjoy your weekend in the best way you can! ;)
Dear Agu, I believe in "living the moment". So plans are important, but living every hour is equally a requirement for a profitable and happy life. Chiara Lubich, a thinker from Italy, found a Movement called "Focolare Movement". One of the principles of its members is the exigency to live one moment at a time. (Therefore, plans... are relative).
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