Worry

November 19 2006

I think I have gotten over the 'worry' bug.


That is to mean, when I see something is out of my hands, I just let it go almost immediately and become quite apathetic. "Eh, whatever happens. I'm not worried."


Or if I just don't care in the first place, someone might be concerned on my behalf, I remind him by saying, "Eh, it doesn't matter. I'm not worried."


Or when someone apologizes to me, "It's okay. Don't worry about it."


I was going to go to a football game. The football game had pouring rain slapping the faces of many students and other spectators. The wind was blowing hard, and very cold. Almost freezing.


I lent my gloves to a guy. He thought I gave them. Well, he left. As he left I was thinkin', "He didn't return the gloves! Hah. Eh, whatever." I knew that in going to the football game, I would have no gloves. I didn't care too much. I thought to myself, "So the guy had my gloves, what does that matter? I have pockets, he needs the gloves more than me."


My dad was surprised that I just didn't worry in any way, and that I let it all go with very little opposition initiated. I just simply didn't care enough.


The next several days, my dad thought it was in his place to tell the guy to return the gloves. Eh, I thought he should just keep 'em if he thought I gave them, and this especially so since I didn't care. I mean, come on. I would rather give than lend anyway.


So the guy came back to me a few days later, "Dude, man. I thought you gave them to me. I'm sorry." I told him, "don't worry about it." He shifted the conversation, "The thing is, I lost them. I think I left them at my sister's house." I almost laughed, "That's okay. Just consider it an indefinite loan."


My dad approached me later, I told him that it was okay. They guy can have them, I am not worried. My dad remarked that I was blessed to have that ability to not be worried about it. To that I replied, "God has blessed me with gloves before, he has blessed me with a job. He can bless me again with gloves if he wants."


I bought gloves that were on sale Thursday night, they were better then the old ones.