Friday, June 5, 2009

The Non-Working Internet

(This post was prompted by the non-functioning of my internet service for a good hunk of time yesterday morning, an internet service I pay MORE than enough for....)

We’ve all had it happen:
-You sit down to work at the computer, and for some reason your server just isn’t working.
-You go to make a cup of coffee, and your water-boiler just isn’t working. Or the washing machine conks out on you. Or whatever.

There are minor disappointments in life, some are easy to shrug off, others are less easy, we may have a deadline that needs meeting, etc.
The question is, what do we do with the situation? Can we be humble enough not to rant and rage, knowing that we are NOT G-d, and we are limited in our powers to force the world to run as we would wish it to?
And sometimes we have even bigger disappointments in life: A spouse who is not supportive, medical problems, a child that does not want to stay religious, a “special needs” child, financial concerns, etc
And again, the question is, what do we do with the situation? Can we be humble enough not to rant and rage, knowing that we are NOT G-d, and we are limited in our powers to force the world to run as we would wish it to?

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