{"id":6657,"date":"2023-11-23T21:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T05:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/life-is-a-metaphor\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T05:53:07","slug":"life-is-a-metaphor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/life-is-a-metaphor\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is a metaphor"},"content":{"rendered":"

I needed to use the bathroom but a previous person had clogged the toilet. So I was using the plunger and flushing the toilet, trying to get the water to flow, but I really needed to go to the bathroom.<\/p>\n

So finally I was like “I’ve gotta use this toilet. The afterwards is future-me’s problem.”<\/p>\n

And the whole time I’m stressing out that I’m still going to have to clear up that clog.<\/p>\n

But when I flushed… the water went down.<\/p>\n

All the plunging I’d done had fixed the problem and all I’d needed to do was flush one more time.<\/p>\n

And I think that’s what a lot of problems in life are like.<\/p>\n

Sure, there are times when you flush and the clog is still there and you have to flush some more or you end up having to buy some chemical declogger. But other times you plunge and flush and plunge and flush and boom, the line clears and takes all the problems with it.<\/p>\n

It’s the fear<\/em> of having to deal with a clog–and possibly having the toilet overflow everywhere–that keeps people from acting when they should. And instead people just stand around stressing until they pee in the drain or go outside. Or they pee in the toilet, and when the clog is still there after they flush, they shrug and leave it to be someone else’s problem.<\/p>\n

But sometimes a clog can be solved with a little bit of effort. A little concentration. A little bit of care.<\/p>\n

All it takes is not leaving the clog for someone else to deal with. It’s rolling up your sleeves, setting your feet, and using the plunger until the problem clears itself away.<\/p>\n