It’s amazing how life has a way of putting itself in perspective. My last week has been a true exercise in confirming rationalization as you can tell from the perspective-rationalization stream below.

The Catalyst… A bureaucracy consisting of a million hidden windows each containing a granite wall of immovable force reveals that the temporary posting to permanent job evolution that was envisioned by boss and I may, in fact, be a pipe dream; i.e. my future employment is suddenly seriously in question

Perspective – Rationalization Stream…Well it might seem like a big deal now but in the overall scheme of things it’s only work and there are much more important things in life than work

The Proof is in the Pudding…My Grandmother in England has a stroke and is rushed to the hospital where doctors discover that the reason she had a stroke can be traced back to the cancerous tumor the size of a fist which has wiggled its way into her brain. Prognosis – three months to live. This is more important than work.

Perspective – Rationalization Stream…My Grandmother is an older woman who has lived a full life in which she has seen all of her children mature and have children of their own. She also truly believes that something comes after death so she won’t be too afraid and will see dying as an adventure rather than a finality. Things would be much worse if she was a young non-believer

The Proof is in the Pudding…My brother, a young, non-believer goes in for an ultrasound to figure our what’s going on with two strange ‘probable cysts’ he has in his neck. Two cysts turn out to be seven very suspicious masses resulting in a scheduled biopsy to make sure that the young non-believer isn’t suffering from cancer. It is worse.

Perspective – Rationalization Stream…It’s amazing how life has a way of putting itself in perspective. My brother will be fine, my Grandmother will be able to die at home, I don’t care that much about my job anymore and next week will be blissfully boring.

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