Perspective

Perspective can have many meanings. One of my favourite Father Ted episodes is when Ted is trying to teach Dougal that some cows are nearby and small, whereas some other cows are far away and large but appear small by virtue of the fact that they are far away. I really admire people who manage to achieve an appropriate degree of perspective on things. I would suggest that it is my being a perfectionist that often prevents me from achieving an appropriate degree of perspective at times.

I lost my favourite sunglasses in Spain yesterday (the second time I have lost sunglasses in Spain - I am rapidly going off it as a country and beginning to believe that it deserves its 21% unemployment rate), and that really, no, really, annoyed me. Today however I learnt a new trick on how to get a better perspective on losing a material possession; step 1: make sure you are sitting comfortably, step 2: speak to your wife on the phone, step 3: get your wife to tell you that you are expecting twins and that in 6 months time the peaceful serenity in your house will be destroyed because your family of 3 will suddenly become a family of 5. Emotions are currently fluctuating from immense pride and excitement to absolute terror but one thing is sure, bugger the sunglasses.