That was close.
I almost forgot my summer reflection post. That would have annoyed me, as I have it in my head that I would do one for each day of my vacation, and that is what I intend to do. Though, because we are staying for a couple days with friends, it is a bit harder to get some time and I was just going to get to bed. It is now about seven years that I have been posting daily, like a fool.
I am stubborn.
Am I a fool?
Yes.
But, I am probably averagely foolish, which means I am in bad company. Who the hell wants to be average, except for those who are below average. Though, I get the sense that people who are below average intelligence have a better life experience, even when their life sucks. I believe there is something to the "ignorance is bliss" saying, though I can't know for sure.
Because I am ignorant.
My wife got a shock of ignorance today, as when we checked out of the hotel we were staying at, she had to pay for the room. That is no surprise of course, but she thought she had paid for it when booking, because she gave all the bank details, but apparently that was just a confirmation. This means that she thought she had more money than she actually does, which means that she suddenly became a lot more careful with her spending.
Suits me.
We had a few hours to kill between checking out of the hotel and arriving at our friend's, so we drove around and my wife wanted to go through some wealthy area near Helsinki. The funny thing that I find with these areas for the most part, is that they don't seem that much nicer than any other places, at least in part. There are plenty of crappy old apartments, though there are also more large and well maintained places too. Not worth the money though.
After driving around and searching for something to do, we then went onto a shopping center to kill some more time, because there was still two more hours before we could arrive. But, other than a pair of sports pants for Smallsteps (she grows too fast, and puts holes in everything these days), we were only window shopping, and only doing it half-heartedly. My wife doesn't get the concept of window shopping, where it is possible just to look at stuff without buying it. If she can't buy, why look?
There is probably some wisdom in that.
But I don't mind seeing things and dreaming a bit about possibly getting it in the future, even if I know I am never going to get it. After all, isn't that what my wife was doing when she wanted to drive around a fancy area? We will never buy in such a place, even if we ever could afford it.
I am far too average for that kind of place.
Taraz
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Your wife gets window shopping...just on a different level than you do lol. That was a great analogy. I have been average all my life, and I revel in it. It's easier to observe the world from relative anonymity.
Seven years, every day!....your tenaciousness is enviable. Fool??...noo, I think not.
Extreme window shopping!
I don't envy fame, I envy opportunity.
You know my friend, I believe that being average can sometimes become something very subjective... also because not in all places the average is the same, in my opinion.
For example, in Italy I believe that the average is much lower than in Finland, from all points of view; we could therefore say that if in your country you are average, in mine you are well above!
However, it is true that sometimes ignorance saves many problems and thoughts, but in addition to the proverb you quoted, it is also said that ignorance is the worst disease (but perhaps more than ignorance in this case these words refer to stupidity).
However, the idea of daily summer reflections is beautiful, in this period I am having difficulty writing every day, I really envy your constancy and perseverance!
!PGM
Except in confidence! Italians are awesomely confident in so many things - Finns are generally not.
And it is a disease that I feel is catching on - it must be highly contagious! :d
My friend, more than security, I would define that of us Italians as presumption and, as I see it, it is a very bad flaw!
Yes, unfortunately, ignorance is a contagious disease and the tragedy is that the ignorant, those who are ignorant by choice, hardly accept the cure :-(
My wife likes driving around neighborhoods looking for smaller homes! We just offloaded a whole bunch of stuff today at the store my brother in law manages. It's all donations and they give stuff away to people in need. It's what my wife and I do with all the stuff we don't want now. My wife will walk though a whole store with something in her hand then put it back and just leave...
We tend to give a lot of things away as well each year, either to charity or to friends with younger kids.
Dreams...
I wouldn't be to hard on the wife. That sounds like something I would do these days. I am so scatter brained anymore.
Look out, Smallsteps will be grown and ready to leave the nest just like mine before you know it. Enjoy these times.
You two sound like the wife and I when it comes to window shopping. When I used to get out more, I loved going to stores and walking around. Especially hardware stores and such. She has to buy something or she doesn't see the use in going.
I am not too hard on her, but I tease her too much about a lot of things :)
I am not looking forward to Smallsteps leaving home, but I am looking forward to seeing what she will do with her life once she does.
Yes! All those tools I would never actually use more than once, but like to pretend I might buy one :)
Teasing is good, it doesn't give them too much control. haha
Yes, I am enjoying watching my oldest achieve good things and looking forward to the youngest spread his wings as well.
It's funny that you brought it up, but I do believe in the saying ignorance is bliss, and I also think that less intelligent people tend to be happier. That is because they are more content to simpler things in life, and they don't have to overthink a lot of things.
Content with simpler, or not imaginative enough to think of better.
You can write them later as I do :)
Nope - has to be "live" :D
Hahahaha I laughed at the part you said except those below average want to be average. That's a lot of time you killed with your wife brother. I think Smallsteps has hit a point of serious accelerated growth.
She has well surpassed my intelligence already.
hahahahah indeed but she got that from you so she's going to be pretty intelligent
Yes dreaming does not mean you need to own. It can bring inspiration and education that is invaluable for our future.
It also allows to "try it on" without having to buy :)
Well, I don’t blame your wife for thinking she has paid the money for the room
This happens to people so many times including me but the good thing is that we don’t overspend so we can pay up
Well, it is lucky that I have a job too :)
Let me assume that your wife is my brother
He’d have spent all the money in his account thinking that he has paid for the hotel and maybe stranded when it comes to paying😅
I’m glad hers wasn’t that way though
:D :D
I got as much money as I thought- A woman who ordered my painting was satisfied so I didn't had to return money. I was worried about that because this was my first time sending a piece by the post.
Nice and congrats!
Thank you.
Never say never. We often program ourselves for certain events. It's better when you have dreams about any purchases, even the most expensive ones :)
I dream about the possibility to buy expensive, not the buying. Not sure if it helps. :)
I love window shopping! I hate having to bring stuff home. There's already too much stuff for this small apartment and I prefer to funnel my extra finds into crypto like $SPS and $HBD!