Life is full of disappointments
It's a simple yet unfortunate truth of life. In my 27 years of living, it seems as though this particular lesson has been evident many different times from many different sources. None as much, though, as in some of my favorite movies and TV shows.
"Who says life is fair? Where is that written?" - The Princess Bride
"Life's tough, get a helmet!" - Boy Meets World
Those were two I could think of off the top of my head. However, the point is still there. I was a huge fan of Boy Meets World growing up and I still am. By the same token, I have seen the Princess Bride so many times, I know it better than most people know their social security numbers. So, even from the most developmental stages of my life, I was presented with this valuable life lesson.
So...how to deal with these disappointments? That, sadly, I do not know. Whether "big" or "small," most of our disappointments cannot be solved in 30 minutes (as with Boy Meets World) or with an epic sword battle (as in the Princess Bride). It would be nice, but that is not life.
Life does, however, provide us with experiences which then turn to answers. I have found that disappointments should be treated in three ways: move past them, learn from them, or be patient because something better is coming.
I could waste valuable post space writing about all the experiences I have had with all three, but I won't. I can promise anyone, though, I've spent my fair share of time with each or a combination there of. Disappointments will show up and time will tell what lessons we may learn from them. Mouths may hang and a healthy dose of tears may be shed. But where there are sunsets there are also sunrises, and who knows what may be on the horizon for any of us?
"Who says life is fair? Where is that written?" - The Princess Bride
"Life's tough, get a helmet!" - Boy Meets World
Those were two I could think of off the top of my head. However, the point is still there. I was a huge fan of Boy Meets World growing up and I still am. By the same token, I have seen the Princess Bride so many times, I know it better than most people know their social security numbers. So, even from the most developmental stages of my life, I was presented with this valuable life lesson.
So...how to deal with these disappointments? That, sadly, I do not know. Whether "big" or "small," most of our disappointments cannot be solved in 30 minutes (as with Boy Meets World) or with an epic sword battle (as in the Princess Bride). It would be nice, but that is not life.
Life does, however, provide us with experiences which then turn to answers. I have found that disappointments should be treated in three ways: move past them, learn from them, or be patient because something better is coming.
I could waste valuable post space writing about all the experiences I have had with all three, but I won't. I can promise anyone, though, I've spent my fair share of time with each or a combination there of. Disappointments will show up and time will tell what lessons we may learn from them. Mouths may hang and a healthy dose of tears may be shed. But where there are sunsets there are also sunrises, and who knows what may be on the horizon for any of us?
