Living battles

At work today I was blasting "Battlefield" by Jordin Sparks when it hit me. I look like an idiot when singing silently with my mp3 player. For the first time in almost seven years someone scared me so bad I almost peed my pants. I was focusing on my work when someone came into the room, I didn't hear because I was blasting music, and grabbed my shoulder. Scared the shit out of me. I was on guard for a few minutes, but it is a really good song. It happened again. So humiliating.

I had a really good point I was trying to get at... Damn. Well... Just kidding. Hahaha... Fail.

So at work we are getting new carpet. Which should be a good thing. But it's not. We have been playing musical furniture. We move all the furniture from one room to another and then back... so aggravating. I think carpet layers should be able to put the carpet down under the furniture. I know this will never be able to happen... but I can dream. Oh yes, that is what the point was.

Life is full of battles. Proving to your teachers you deserve to pass their classes, even though I never show up or do homework. Convincing the police that you really were going the speed limit. Telling your boss that you deserve that raise. Wiggling your way out of curfew. Getting you parents to let you drive the car for the very first time. The intense feelings of realizing there is no more toilet paper in the bathroom. I think that one is the worst.

All the hurdles that people fly over everyday should be considered epic battles. That makes every person a hero/villain, because at some point we are one and the other. It just depends on how the story is being framed. I, of course, am always a villain. It pays more. I get annoyed when people whine about not having an impact on the world. If everyone had a world wide impact only people that have a universal impact would be noticed. It's life to only make baby waves, but baby waves have a longer lasting effect. Throw a big rock into a pond and it will have a big wave followed by after shock. Throw a handful of pebbles into a pond and there is chaos, a much longer after shock and ripples. Lesson, since of course people need this spelled out. One person can make a wave that while imactful does not last, but several people doing the same thing will have little impacts that end up with a huge explosion. Team work is the best way to build a lasting image that will shake the world.

So when you go out today to take the world by storm don't forget to take you friend with you. And always pack extra toilet paper.