We have 11 types of batteries stored in our front hall closet for all their various uses. Along with sunscreen, flashlights and bug spray, the cardboard container overflows with items we seldom use, but want to have on hand for emergencies and special occasions. Despite having those 11 types of batteries, when you got to find the one you need, do you think it’s there?
No, of course not. The one you need is typically the one you can’t find.
This irritates me to no end. It probably affects you the same way.
When you have expectations (like, “There must be a total of 187 batteries in that box of all kinds and shapes. Which means the one I want has to be in there.”) then you are disappointed when you begin rummaging and rummaging and rummaging, and come up empty. “Where the heck are those Triple A batteries I saw in here last time I checked? I swear there was still an open package with 5-6 batteries in there.”
There isn’t though. Your memory is faulty. You “thought” you were right, but it’s just about hope, not reality.
Funny how that works. We assume things. We project. We desire something. Up against reality though, all of those emotions function erratically. The truth shoots holes in your assumptions.
It’s also funny how we keep hoping and assuming. In this battery example, I could accurately check the tally every time I go into the storage box to make sure what I might need down the road will be readily available in an on-demand situation, something that is likely to occur. You want batteries when something isn’t working, so you want them right away.
So, why don’t we (I) ensure what could become necessary (a power outage for example and making sure batteries in the flashlight work so you have light when the electricity doesn’t flow) is always on hand? There has to be some component of laziness involved, or plain assumptions that even if you do run out, you can conveniently head down to the store to get what you need.
This doesn’t answer the ancillary question of hoarding and over-supply. Why do we have so many batteries overall, WAY MORE than we can use at any time in the near future? Are those batteries more important? Do we tend to use them up more quickly? Do they wear out more quickly? I have no idea.
Maybe those other batteries have sex and multiply. They do it when no one is looking and four batteries become eight, and eight become 16. Before you know it, you overflow with Double A batteries and the Triple A’s are squeezed out. Kind of like weeds overwhelming the grass in your yard.
More likely it’s the laziness factor once again. “Hey, we might need some Double A’s. Let’s buy a few packets next time we’re shopping.” Then, you go shopping, and, “Wow, the Double A’s are on sale. Let’s get three packets.”
And, all the while, the Triple A’s are sitting off to the side, lonely, sniffling, wondering when someone is going to show them some love and buy that package of 36 so they can find a good home with a dark closet.
No, of course not. The one you need is typically the one you can’t find.
This irritates me to no end. It probably affects you the same way.
When you have expectations (like, “There must be a total of 187 batteries in that box of all kinds and shapes. Which means the one I want has to be in there.”) then you are disappointed when you begin rummaging and rummaging and rummaging, and come up empty. “Where the heck are those Triple A batteries I saw in here last time I checked? I swear there was still an open package with 5-6 batteries in there.”
There isn’t though. Your memory is faulty. You “thought” you were right, but it’s just about hope, not reality.
Funny how that works. We assume things. We project. We desire something. Up against reality though, all of those emotions function erratically. The truth shoots holes in your assumptions.
It’s also funny how we keep hoping and assuming. In this battery example, I could accurately check the tally every time I go into the storage box to make sure what I might need down the road will be readily available in an on-demand situation, something that is likely to occur. You want batteries when something isn’t working, so you want them right away.
So, why don’t we (I) ensure what could become necessary (a power outage for example and making sure batteries in the flashlight work so you have light when the electricity doesn’t flow) is always on hand? There has to be some component of laziness involved, or plain assumptions that even if you do run out, you can conveniently head down to the store to get what you need.
This doesn’t answer the ancillary question of hoarding and over-supply. Why do we have so many batteries overall, WAY MORE than we can use at any time in the near future? Are those batteries more important? Do we tend to use them up more quickly? Do they wear out more quickly? I have no idea.
Maybe those other batteries have sex and multiply. They do it when no one is looking and four batteries become eight, and eight become 16. Before you know it, you overflow with Double A batteries and the Triple A’s are squeezed out. Kind of like weeds overwhelming the grass in your yard.
More likely it’s the laziness factor once again. “Hey, we might need some Double A’s. Let’s buy a few packets next time we’re shopping.” Then, you go shopping, and, “Wow, the Double A’s are on sale. Let’s get three packets.”
And, all the while, the Triple A’s are sitting off to the side, lonely, sniffling, wondering when someone is going to show them some love and buy that package of 36 so they can find a good home with a dark closet.
