Trouble creates a capacity to handle it…meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it.
|
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
|
Trouble is no friend of mine! That gator has been the closest to a friend that I've seen. He's hungry and snapping at me constantly. There are no speaking terms between us . . . he doesn't listen when I tell him to just go away.
The quote implies that the more trouble you encounter, you become somewhat immune to it, like a normal occurrence.
The more trouble, the more you can put up with it?
Noooooooooooooooo! Trouble will never be my friend. At this moment in time, my tolerance level is saturated and can't take any more trouble and/or bad news.
Today I'm thinking positive. The last bit of work needed to pass the home inspection for insurance is being dealt with today. The first guy who came out was outrageously expensive and a total scam artist. But I'm still being positive that one of the three plumbers left to give us a quote is honest. We don't mind paying a reasonable price for a job that needs to be done.
So, with that thought in mind, I am headed for the outdoors to unwind and enjoy nature. Nature is my friend!
