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litaTshai -> RE: "I'm Not Getting What I Want Here" (3/28/2006 3:59:38 PM)
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Greetings, All,
i think there are a couple of issues here that contribute to the problem.
first off, too many of us approach this, like everything else, with a "fast food" mentality. we want instant gratification in every area of our lives. face it, folks, it ain't gonna happen. even bread must be given time to rise or it's no good. most things in life are better if given time to develop naturally, not pushed because we are in such a hurry. we forget that even with "fast food", a lot of time and thought has been taken by a lot of people for a long time ahead of your visit to the drive-up window to insure that you can get your food quickly. even fast food may not really be all that fast. we just think it is because the restaurants have prepard a lon g time ahead, hoping we will suddenly want something quickly.
secondly, we do not want to have to think. we want everything to work like machinery. push this button, throw that switch, and voila! a perfect item drops at our feet. not everything works that way either. we can perform steps 1,2, and 3 a hundred times over, but that doesn't mean the result will be the same every time, nor does it mean the "machine" is broken. we are all human beings, and humans aren't "mechanical". the same input won't get the same results with all of us every time. heck it won't even get the same results with one of us each and every time.
so, getting what we want, whatever that may be, takes a lot of time, thought, and effort. sorry but there aren't any shortcuts.
just the thoughts of an old slave.
respectfully submitted,
lita {Tshai}
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