So the other morning I had my window open. When it is open there are 2 panes of glass next to each other with a small space in between them as the two different parts of the sliding window line up. There was a fly on one side and a small spider on the other. The fly was nonchalantly walking around on one side of the glass and the spider was mirroring his movements, frantically scurrying trying to get to him so he could catch him and suck all the juices out. This went on for about 30 seconds before the fly just flew away, bumping into the pane multiple times, then landing on the other side of the window. The spider then just sat there motionless until I left the room. Animals are pretty dumb sometimes.
That spider probably thought it was so important to get that fly right then and there or else he would die, but I know that he didn't die because I saw him on the wall last night. Right before I smooshed him. Pushing the morality of my actions out of the way-- the whole situation just reminded me that sometimes the things that we want or think we need are actually impossible to get in our current situation. Sometimes something looks so easily attainable, but without intervention from forces beyond our control--it will never happen. I get so easily frustrated when things aren't going the way that I think they should, but I just need to learn to sit back and let them happen. Not be stupidly complacent about my life, but just go wit' da flo'. I hope I don't get smooshed by a large creature a thousand times my size, then wrapped in a giant Kleenex and thrown into a swirling vortex of water though. That would ruin all my plans.
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