Play Nice

Someone once said, ~Life is a lot like legos. It is important to have a fun life: try to have it as you build your life.~ In some aspect, life is a lot like legos in the sense that every person tries to build or should I say create a better life with their own two hands. Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily turn out the way we want it to be as there are pieces broken, missing/lost, don't fit, are in the possession of others, etc. For it can most definitely be a tough but worthwhile situation indeed for any person in putting together a life one has imagined all-the-while working with the assorted pieces we have in front of us. Hey, it's just a matter of having the drive and determination to keep building instead of simply giving up when it gets too difficult.

Without a doubt, legos come in all colors, sizes, and shapes to the point where building something is considered loads of because there are endless possibilities when it comes to our own imagination. Thinking about it further, there is an absolute similarity when it comes to friendships as well in regards to building strong bonds with one's gal pals/best buds who are not only of different colors, sizes, and shapes but ethnicities, faiths, genders, religion, as well as, political affiliations. True, there may possibly be differences in opinion concerning hot button topics and yet you've established a cohesive connection between you along with your circle of friends. It's that tight connection in which no matter how many attempts there are to break the friendship apart you'll always stay together through thick and thin.

If you think about it, we've all at some point as young kids fought over legos because of childish thinking such as he/she has the piece/pieces we wanted. In a sense, when it comes to our professional lives we all intents and puproses fight for the lego pieces representing a promotion, a big pay raise, the corner office on the top floor, our own parking space, etc. In other words, "fighting" for a quality of life means facing not just others, but ourselves regarding the proverbial ladder of success. Granted, it's not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination leading one to experience times of frustration; but you know full well going to take tremendous amounts of time, effort, and not to mention patience building piece by piece what you are working so hard for.

Let me ask you this question for the lego enthusiasts who still play every now and then: what is the most annoying part about playing with legos other than trying to take certain ones apart causing considerable pain to your fingers? If you answered stepping on them leaving you to suffer the painful physical aftermath on your feet then you're correct. Essentially, that same pain can also be felt when it comes to matters of the heart involving a potential and/or significant relationship with a difference of course. I think it's safe to say guys/girls have experienced times where they've said/done something totally regrettable to someone they love/care about leading one to suffer mental and emotional pain rather than physical. So, how long did the pain within your heart last for you?

Someone said, ~A box of legos are like life. Sometimes they get stuck together. Sometimes they get chewed on. Sometimes they get lost; but in the end, they always seem to somehow fit together.~ In retrospect, life can turn out either two ways...easy or complex. What it primarily comes down to is how each of us make it to be knowing that every lego piece of life isn't going to fit where we want to go. Sadly, far too many people are continuing to put the wrong lego pieces together whether it be friends, a relationship, and/or job causing strife amongst friends/family. Fortunately, for others they for the most part know where the right pieces fit whereby stress/strain isn't there involving the friend/family dynamic. In the end, remember to have fun in this serious, albeit crazy life each of us have and oh one more thing...play nice.