Mystery abounds in the world, but a lot of things are really not that mysterious. If you don't believe me I don't blame you. There was a time when I thought it took a genius to put things together, repair things, hang a new chandelier, use a new appliance, or, heaven forbid, set up, or fix the computer!
Now I ask myself if I really thought that, or if I was just too complacent and maybe a little lazy. As long as I had someone who was not only willing to do those things, but seemed pleased to do them, I was helpless.
I waited hours, sometimes even days, or weeks, or months without something I really wanted because the miracle person, yes, usually a man, was not ready to take care of it. Then the miracle man disappeared and I either had to find new miracle workers or take a stab at doing what needed to be done.
The first time I moved my computer I labeled every cord with a number that matched the number of the hole it plugged into. Later I realized most of them won't plug into the wrong hole. It was simple matching. The square thingee goes into the square hole. The round thingee into the round hole. Not really so mysterious.
Then the first time I couldn't get something on the computer to work I began a systematic search for a solution. First of all I read what it said on the screen! It's amazing how many things can be solved that way! Then I needed to understand how to move using a mouse and using a keyboard, it doubles the chances of getting something to work. I learned many things work if I just unplug them and plug them back in. None of these things require a degree in computer technology, take my word for it. If the internet worked, I looked for an answer on there. I have had problems I couldn't fix, but I've never had a problem that was so unique no one else in the whole wide world has never experienced it.
The same thing goes for most things around the house. I can do them if I really want to and take the time to read whatever is written about it and then fiddle with it. Fiddling is something that might not work if I had to alter computer boards, but for navigating around a working computer it is almost miraculous. I am the miracle man for my sister! Now I understand why someone would be pleased to do these things. It feels sooooooooooooo good to fix something and have someone be so happy and in awe!
Now when something breaks down, or needs to be put together, or installed I understand that it is a balancing act. I have to weigh the time and patience it will take me to do it against the time and wheedling it will take to find someone else to do it. It's never a sure thing either way. Sometimes I've started out one way and ended up switching to the other.
The mystery is still here, but it is a different sort of mystery and a whole other thot!
Now I ask myself if I really thought that, or if I was just too complacent and maybe a little lazy. As long as I had someone who was not only willing to do those things, but seemed pleased to do them, I was helpless.
I waited hours, sometimes even days, or weeks, or months without something I really wanted because the miracle person, yes, usually a man, was not ready to take care of it. Then the miracle man disappeared and I either had to find new miracle workers or take a stab at doing what needed to be done.
The first time I moved my computer I labeled every cord with a number that matched the number of the hole it plugged into. Later I realized most of them won't plug into the wrong hole. It was simple matching. The square thingee goes into the square hole. The round thingee into the round hole. Not really so mysterious.
Then the first time I couldn't get something on the computer to work I began a systematic search for a solution. First of all I read what it said on the screen! It's amazing how many things can be solved that way! Then I needed to understand how to move using a mouse and using a keyboard, it doubles the chances of getting something to work. I learned many things work if I just unplug them and plug them back in. None of these things require a degree in computer technology, take my word for it. If the internet worked, I looked for an answer on there. I have had problems I couldn't fix, but I've never had a problem that was so unique no one else in the whole wide world has never experienced it.
The same thing goes for most things around the house. I can do them if I really want to and take the time to read whatever is written about it and then fiddle with it. Fiddling is something that might not work if I had to alter computer boards, but for navigating around a working computer it is almost miraculous. I am the miracle man for my sister! Now I understand why someone would be pleased to do these things. It feels sooooooooooooo good to fix something and have someone be so happy and in awe!
Now when something breaks down, or needs to be put together, or installed I understand that it is a balancing act. I have to weigh the time and patience it will take me to do it against the time and wheedling it will take to find someone else to do it. It's never a sure thing either way. Sometimes I've started out one way and ended up switching to the other.
The mystery is still here, but it is a different sort of mystery and a whole other thot!
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