EC Segar definitely knew fat people when he created Wimpy. Instant gratification that is what it is all about. Now I want to be a fast swimmer, but I don't want to hurt. Is there a way that I can be fast and not hurt? Can anything good come without a price? Life would be pretty boring if everything was easy.
So I have asked myself would it have been easier to say wake up one morning and have all the weight gone. I thought so a year ago. What would I have paid for that? But having done it this way I am glad I had to work at it. I am glad I didn't wake up one morning and find that I was the perfect weight. Why? A sense of accomplishment? No. It just feels right this way. Like it was suppose to be this way.
However; I am one who is big about wanting something and wanting it now. I, unlike TH, do not like to savior the moment. I rip off the wrapping paper, he slowly peals off the tape enjoying the anticipation. I scream at him impatiently open it for god's sake, he responds I am I am -I just am enjoying it. I get a bowl of ice cream I scarf it down, he gets a bowl of ice cream he eats it so slowly that it melts. He promises me something I expect it immediately, he thinks if he promises me something as long as I get it before he dies that is good enough. It puts us at odds sometimes.
But I have been thinking that may have something to do with my obesity. It never has been lack of impulse control, but it definitely is all about the moment. I will always pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
So I have asked myself would it have been easier to say wake up one morning and have all the weight gone. I thought so a year ago. What would I have paid for that? But having done it this way I am glad I had to work at it. I am glad I didn't wake up one morning and find that I was the perfect weight. Why? A sense of accomplishment? No. It just feels right this way. Like it was suppose to be this way.
However; I am one who is big about wanting something and wanting it now. I, unlike TH, do not like to savior the moment. I rip off the wrapping paper, he slowly peals off the tape enjoying the anticipation. I scream at him impatiently open it for god's sake, he responds I am I am -I just am enjoying it. I get a bowl of ice cream I scarf it down, he gets a bowl of ice cream he eats it so slowly that it melts. He promises me something I expect it immediately, he thinks if he promises me something as long as I get it before he dies that is good enough. It puts us at odds sometimes.
But I have been thinking that may have something to do with my obesity. It never has been lack of impulse control, but it definitely is all about the moment. I will always pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
I haven't had a hamburger for a very long time & I must admit T3's description makes we salivate for a burger (not a McDonalds but a Bob's Chop House or somthing similar).
ReplyDeleteI DO enjoy delayed gratification & the experiencing the gift is great! I'm sorry this makes T3 crazy, but hey, I DROOL on my gifts!
Love,
TSH
ake The Sub Human
Yes, interesting. I keep wondering which person I am. Sometimes I think I am T3 and sometimes TH. I must meditate on it.
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