And There You Have It

And There You Have It

Anonymous was a very wise sage.  It was Anonymous who said, "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they will never cease to be amused."  Thank you, Anonymous, I needed to be reminded of that fact.  Lately I have been taking things much too seriously, especially when it comes to me and my place in the world.  One can truly work oneself down into well of pity if one takes things too seriously.  Standing back and taking an objective look, I can see that I can be rather amusing, just as Anonymous says above.

Okay, so I didn't get invited to three social events last weekend.  So is it worth getting into a funk about?  Maybe I am devoting way too much time to activities that don't matter to others all that much and certainly is above their "that's good enough" attitudes.  But it matters to me.  Now certainly that is all that is important.  Or am I caught up in that old bugaboo about needing approval and validation to feel good about myself?  Now how silly is that?

I do miss having that special someone to do unspecial things with.  Those inconsequential things become special only because you are doing them with someone special.  So, why can't that someone special, be me?  I mean, doing things alone can be fulfulling and quite entertaining.  Life on the edge of society is actually quite enlightening.  Just ask Hester Prynne.  She came to embrace her scarlet "A" as it set her apart from society.  She became anartist, able to act and attach meaning she might never have done otherwise had she not been set aside from the main intercourse of society.  And had she had her druthers, she probably would have chosen to be Anonymous.

Now I should laugh.  I am not a Hester Pyrnne and I do not have a scarlet letter to bear.  That thought makes me smile close-lipped.  If I did, it might be an entirely different subject here. 

And so there you have it.  We make our own society.  As Emily Dickinson wrote, "The soul selects her own society...".  Whether in solitude or among the throngs, we are our own best companions.  Anonymous would surely agree.  Say, wouldn't you just love to have met Anonymous?  What a converstation that could be!