The mountain of bullshit
I seem to have caused a fiasco at work. All I really did wrong was to leave early, which seeing that there were almost no kids and lots of teachers, should have been completely fine. Yes I suppose I should have checked with the boss, but honestly, it's not like they're actually at school more than a couple of hours a day. It's just the crushing
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In my wisdom class we are reading the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, and he says some things are up to us and some things are not up to us. What's up to us is our opinions and reactions and judgments and actions. What's not up to us is everything else. The best we can do is understand and change our attitudes about things, because when you push on a mountain of bullshit it is likely to fall on your head.
I don't know if that will help but it's what your frustration brought to mind. Much love and I will right you a letter back soon.
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but I keep thinking about the buts. I don't know if I completely agree with that philosophy. I don't truly believe I can change the world, but I truly believe that I can influence the actions and possibly opinions of the minuscule world around me. Maybe that's optimistic. Maybe that's fatal. For today, nothing but apologies. For the meeting that will inevitably ensue, the rest.
E-mail me first. We need to talk about the winter holidays, and where everyone will be and when.
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