Once there was a man. This man was just an ordinary guy trying to do good and make his world a better place. He did everything in his control to make his world perfect, but it wasn't. In fact his world was a joke. You know the story... we see it in the movies and sitcoms. Some nice guy (or girl) is at work making life better, not just for him, but for others too. But there is always comical opposition, whether its accidentally lighting the backyard on fire or tripping and pulling down the curtains while trying to stop from falling. Except this is real life and much worse. He constantly tries to fix his mistakes and unfortunate events. The clean up is wearing him down. However what destroys him isn't the clean up... its the guilt. You see he takes responsibility for everything that goes wrong, even the unfortunate ones. This man is broken to the point that he struggles with the basics. Things will change for him soon.
Now this is where you finish the story for him. Consider the odds and the obvious. Does this man give up a greater good or continue as he planned? What is right for him? Is it right for him to care so much or is that one of his flaws he needs to fix? How good is the fight?
He ought to realize that when things go wrong it's not necessarily his fault. It's great to care and have compassion and drive, but it's not great to let such fantastic attributes become a hindrance to living a happy life. Don't care so much that you are overwhelmed by things that are beyond the control of one person. Influence others, but not in a stressful way. :)
ReplyDeleteFight for happiness and contentedness. Work for a greater good. Don't let go of dreams. But fight for satisfaction in the things that do go right. Maybe his greater good can be achieved, but he ought to enjoy the fight that comes with trying to achieve it.
The fact that this man cares so much, is his strength. His real weakness is in balancing. I think if he keeps working at it and looks at in that perspective he will gain greater control and will do what he can AND be pleased with what he has done or even what he has ATTEMPTED to do.
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