Idiots and Crises
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“Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s the day to day living that wears you out.”
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Anton Chekov
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Ok.
I love this quote.
I love it because so many times in the business world someone touts their ability to be “leader in a crisis.”
Uhm.
God knows I have fallen into that trap.
<sigh>
Sure.
Some people are really good in a crisis.
Sure.
A lot of people look good in a crisis even though they really aren’t .. out of sheer luck of the draw <as well as the fact they figured out how to survive>.
But.
The true test of people is how they manage every day. This is where I mention something else I have written (but may not have been published yet).
Single mothers.
I don’t know how they do it. The way they face the stress of everyday life and responsibilities is an example many of us could learn from if we took the time to do so. Single mothers, parents, have my utmost respect in how they refuse to let “day to day living wear you out.”
Anyway.
I have seen far too many idiots face a crisis.
The true test in Life is facing the day to day crap.
And we should all aspire to not letting life wear you out.
thanks for the blurb on single moms. i am lucky enough to have a great kid. you made my night after falling AGAIN in the same place today — that is on the bike. this time i was going very slowly and slipped on the rocks while on the bike and landed in the water. banged up the same knee, but that was all. so after that episode (and luckily jack had a friend with him) i decided to go get the pain meds. so i am happy happy now.
Great post. That is all.