~orion~

I don’t understand why some people stress so much, especially about things that are not important as they seem. People really things out of proportion when they’re stressed. For example yesterday I was going to invite a co-worker/friend to come over to my apartment after work because a bunch of us were going to grill some very fresh salmon (it was the best salmon I ever had by the way). So I walk over to her desk and wait until she recognizes that I am there. When she realizes I am there, she turns toward me and instead of a “hi” or “what’s up” I get a very curt “I am too busy.” Now normally I’d just ask my question and be on my way. But something about the whole situation really irked me. So I just said “ok” and walked off. I was quite irritated at her reply to me.

At first I thought to myself she’s just really really busy and so it’s no big deal. But then I kept thinking, what is so dammed important that you can’t 30 seconds to talk to a friend? I mean seriously, I can think of a very few jobs (of which neither her job or mine are on that list) such that you can’t spare 30 freaking seconds. Anyways, a while later I got an email from her saying that she was sorry but she was just too busy and too stressed. That got me thinking, why am I not like that? I have more then enough work to last me a long time, yet I am not stressed about it. No matter how busy I am, I’ll always take a few minutes to shoot the shit with a co-worker. I think it’s generally a good thing. I mean it’s a quick break, it brings a smile to your face, it relaxes you. All of those are good things, especially at work. Those few minutes could make someone’s day. Conversely, denying someone could ruin their day (no, my day was not ruined).

… I hope that made sense. I don’t feel like reading it again to see if it does. So good luck.