Strange v.3
And what's strange this time? Strange enough to get me doing two posts within an hour?
Here we go...
Isn't it strange (well, not really) how quickly life can change? Not my life in this case. And in this case, that's a good thing.
One the guys I work with just came in and told me his girl friend is pregnant. (Nothing at all to do with me, I swear, it just got me thinking). This pregnancy was unplanned. They don't live together and had no firm plans for doing so before this came up. Now, he's canceled a trip to Europe in August and they're moving in together next month.
His whole world changed in about 2 minutes. Less than that. How long does it take for a woman to say, "I'm pregnant?". How long for her to convince a guy she isn't joking? How long to convince him it's his fault? Possibly the one time ever a guy might want his girlfriend to be sleeping with someone else...
But that wasn't really when his life changed. That happened a month ago, or two months ago, or whenever it was. He just realised it when he was told. Right now, you or I could be doing something that will change our lives (ok, possibly not-- I don't think this blog will have that effect). But any little thing could be the moment. Most people know this, I think, but never give it any thought.
Knowing that any moment can change your life, truly realising it, would you have unprotected sex? Would you make fun of the slightly strange, always-staring guy working in the next office? Would you stop for a moment to talk to the lonely old lady who lives across the street?
It could be any of these things which send our lives spiraling off in some other direction like a bad movie... and yet we hardly give them a though. And the moment may not be as obvious as getting someone pregnant (or getting pregnant).
Hmmm... That's all a bit deep for me for a Wednesday afternoon, especially with pinicle of Australia culture (the State of Origin) appearing on TV tonight-- GO THE BLUES!!
Here we go...
Isn't it strange (well, not really) how quickly life can change? Not my life in this case. And in this case, that's a good thing.
One the guys I work with just came in and told me his girl friend is pregnant. (Nothing at all to do with me, I swear, it just got me thinking). This pregnancy was unplanned. They don't live together and had no firm plans for doing so before this came up. Now, he's canceled a trip to Europe in August and they're moving in together next month.
His whole world changed in about 2 minutes. Less than that. How long does it take for a woman to say, "I'm pregnant?". How long for her to convince a guy she isn't joking? How long to convince him it's his fault? Possibly the one time ever a guy might want his girlfriend to be sleeping with someone else...
But that wasn't really when his life changed. That happened a month ago, or two months ago, or whenever it was. He just realised it when he was told. Right now, you or I could be doing something that will change our lives (ok, possibly not-- I don't think this blog will have that effect). But any little thing could be the moment. Most people know this, I think, but never give it any thought.
Knowing that any moment can change your life, truly realising it, would you have unprotected sex? Would you make fun of the slightly strange, always-staring guy working in the next office? Would you stop for a moment to talk to the lonely old lady who lives across the street?
It could be any of these things which send our lives spiraling off in some other direction like a bad movie... and yet we hardly give them a though. And the moment may not be as obvious as getting someone pregnant (or getting pregnant).
Hmmm... That's all a bit deep for me for a Wednesday afternoon, especially with pinicle of Australia culture (the State of Origin) appearing on TV tonight-- GO THE BLUES!!
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