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Recently I read several articles which all about the escape and find a peaceful place for living in or start a new life to avoid problems. The readers responded to those articles are mostly likely sympathetic and overwhelmingly support the ideas. Of course I feel the same.
However no matter how many times I locked myself at home or spent time for traveling, I never feel myself relaxing. Perhaps I am not an easy guy who can comfort himself easily.
One morning I just woke up, I received an email from my client. He gave me a hard time by threatening to cancel the deal. After wile my agent called me that my tenant caused some troubles. At that time I was very busy with my other work. I was very cranky and I wanted to escape now. A few hours later I got a call, it was Katie, one of my tennis partners. She invited me to play mix double with her in that afternoon and she also had arranged a table for diner. Tennis is my one of favour sports and Katie is a nice girl, so I just could not refuse her invitation.
After Katie and I both won the game and had a good meal afterward. I felt I had more relaxed than any other days. I slept very well at that night. The next day I had never thought I need to retreat. I started to face the problems confidently and I had prepared to accept calmly if any worst case scenario that could happen to me.
As in return I invited Katie for diner. Unfortunate she came with a boy. Oh my god! I was screaming in my heat. I was in trouble again…………….
I prayed: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Post comment Comment (4 replies)
- Reply sunnyv
- Now ain't this wonderful? You discussed about ''insecurities''. By doing that, you have brought up a topic affect bothering a lot of people these days. ''Insecurity and uncertainty''. After reading this, I asked around my friends and they have confirmed frustratingly that they are facing the same thing too. I am not sure if you are feeling insecure, may be I am wrong, but at least, you seems to have some difficulty handling unexpected negative incidents. Life is so complicated these days that we have to face endless problems. We just can't relax. I wonder if anyone of us here knows how to really relax and free the mind about insecurities. My friends say I worry unnecessarily, but perhaps I have seen too much about the difficulties of life and as a result I could not free myself from uncertainties. Enlighten us further if you have any new idea of how to live securely and happily.
About Katie, I believe she is playing with your emotions. She could have hinted that she has a boyfriend, but in this case, she let him appear so suddenly under such unexpected circumstances. She probably enjoyed watching your reaction. When you find a good girlfriend later, return the favor and let her taste what it is like. Good luck.
- Reply bluephoebe
- Sorry the thing with Katie doesn’t work out. But I think it might jump into the conclusion to say that she is playing with your feelings. Some girls just don’t know how to reject a man nicely---or is there a nice way to reject one’s feeling? After all, she is honest with you---in a blatant way, yes, but spiteful? I doubt it. You just start having a feeling for her, and nothing really serious. Soon you would get out of it. You two seem to have a good time with tennis, so why not keep it that way? At least, you won’t lose a tennis partner.
Different people have different way to deal with stresses. Sports usually don’t work for me. I prefer reading, shopping, idle driving, but occasionally a sweaty work-out could also do the trick.
Good luck with girls next time!
- Reply Ausfrank
- Yes sunny, you are right. I do feel the ''Insecurity and uncertainty'' in this stage of my life. Unfortunately I still cannot work out how to handle those well when unexpected problems accrued. It is true, I always tell friends to relax, not to too worry about those unpleasant things. However it will be another story if those happen to me. Luckily, since I grow older I feel more relaxing than before.
sunnyv: Now ain't this wonderful? You discussed about ''insecurities''. By doing that, you have brought up a topic affect bothering a lot of people these days ...
Katie, unfortunately I can’t play back to her, because since she got injury with her knee, she appears to be faded out from the completions. Ha ha, no chance for me to take revenge.
- Reply Ausfrank
- Hi Phoebe, I still not sure what’s Katie’s intention on that day. The boy she brought over to the diner might be one of her “followers”. As far as I know there are many men in the tennis club like to make closed relationship or friendship with her. On that day she chose me as a tennis partner because my working hour was flexible at that time. I think I thought too much at the time. Well, this is men’s comment problem, I can’t avoid it.
bluephoebe: Sorry the thing with Katie doesn’t work out. But I think it might jump into the conclusion to say that she is playing with your feelings. Some girls ...
To be honest, I like to thank her for the time she spent with me when I was in deep trouble ever she knew nothing about what had happened to me on that day. I enjoined the moments that we were both playing hard to won the game and we share the happiness during the dinnertime. These exciting moments are truly memorable.
