THE ONE AND ONLY
Life is short. That's why there's nearly always only one true love or one true passion in one's life. Time flies. It's all over, before you know it. But will it be returned in kind? For awhile, maybe. It's complicated. You'll never get all the answers to all your questions. Turns out, you're just a pawn, as the world turns, like everybody else. Your life can only be controlled by yourself in a very, very limited way.
Just like there will never be someone else to take your place, no one can ever be replaced by you. Everybody is different and remains so. A miracle indeed! That's why whatever you're saying may fall on deaf ears. Nobody is actually listening to you. Why would anyone value your ideas in the first place? What makes your judgment so special? You'll be drowned out by the judgments of many others.
Pay attention to your own body language. Are you giving too much away? You may pretend to be or to do the one and only, but it's easy to inadvertently be or do the opposite. Go with the flow. Don't let up. Trust in the future. Right, optimism does it. That's the only way to survive in uncertain times.
RICK SCHMULL
