Two Random, Intriguing Thoughts on Friday
I realized this morning while sitting at the hotel breakfast that all the wonky Dr. Seuss characters (the Zeds, Noothgrushs, Tweetle-Beetles etx.) are actually not wonky but exact replications—in 2D—of people.
Secondly, and more importantly if you’re on a quest for meaning like me, I realized an important fact. Those of us with “guardian” personalities—I’m talking military, police, first responders etc—are frustrated and angered as a rule, almost necessarily so, because we see (from our perches as “guardians”) folks wasting our efforts. As in, “In post-armageddon dystopias, where rule-of-law is only foreign scribbles on the pages of unread books, you’d be able to dye your hair blue, but you choose to do that while I’m on shift? And in response to having to eat oatmeal instead of a smoothie for breakfast as a kid? Ahh. What am I even doing here?!”
Captain’s Log 
The world has become a wacky place and the US in particular.
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Your frustration is no unlike the frustration I heard xpressed after someone learned their strengths were strategic and restorative. “Oh, I guess that means I can help you stay out of trouble. But if you get into trouble, I can help you get out of trouble. Good to know – problem is that much of that hinges on whether you are listening and willing to follow through. . . .Many folks seem to “seek help” when what they really want is rescuing. I’m not built for rescuing.”
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I expressed some similar frustration to a fellow student at Seminary and really respected his response. He declined to help/engage and simply said something like, “We don’t have a strong enough relationship yet for me to take on that burden.” I felt ‘heard’ even as I was disappointed that he didn’t care about what I cared about.
Anyhow. Thanks for the comment.
Pete
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