It's Mine!

Life has a way of keeping you entertained. Just when you think all that could go wrong has gone wrong, something else comes along to keep you firmly on your toes.

Last week, I had an exciting adventure dealing with my very first flat tyre. As if I needed any more car issues, I wake up on Tuesday morning for work; get myself all ready and then head down to my car, turn the corner and then discover another little surprise waiting for me (my mornings are just so exciting). As I walk towards my car, I realise that one of my hubcaps was M.I.A (ironically, it was on the same side as the wheel that had gone flat a week before). It seems someone thought that I was giving them away

overnight and had decided to claim one as their own.

As soon as I spotted my poor car's naked wheel, I immediately launched an internal investigation (yes, in my head) of the previous day's events, to try and figure out where it had been taken and who the potential suspects could be. I eventually concluded that the incident most likely took place in my complex but had no clue as to who the culprit could have been and how to go about finding them (I know super creepy).

I finally got into the car and starting driving to work, and boy was I irritated! Now, I know that it may seem like I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but I'm a fairly pedantic person, who is somewhat of a perfectionist. So a car with only 3 hubcaps leaves me feeling exceptionally uneasy (something's out of place and I don't like it). And besides, it was mine; regardless of how small and insignificant it may seem to some, that hubcap belonged to me! I paid for it and no one had the right to just take it away (I now had to fork out money to replace it).

I was so annoyed I pretty much moaned about it all day and unfortunately it didn't make me feel any better at all. And then, it suddenly hit me... I was going to have to go back to the scene of the crime. I was going to have to park my car in the "danger" spot again... I was concerned; would the culprit return? Would I wake up to yet another missing hubcap - thankfully, all three survived the week and are still in my possession but I tell you what, let me catch that pesky little thief... They shall pay!!!!

It's amazing how angry we can get about stuff like that, and rightly so - we work pretty darn hard to get what we have and it's not ok for some "random" to just come along and take what they feel should be theirs.

I was reminded though, through this experience, how we can often forget what really matters in life. "It's mine!", I heard myself reiterate countless times, forgetting that in this reality, my car could have come out far worse. A window could have been smashed, the body could have incurred some damage, or even worse... my entire car could have been taken. I often forget that all the stuff I own is temporary; it can be replaced, it's really not as important as I deem it to be and so doesn't fit in the "important" category of my life (or at least it shouldn't).

Yes, the stuff we own does cost us loads to attain and yes, the sad reality is that sometimes people will take stuff that isn't theirs; and yes, it's not fair but unfortunately, that's what this life has become. So be angry, be upset, go ahead and throw your toys out of the cot; but then... get over it. There is so much more to life than what we've got (it's the who that matters); you've just gotta count your blessings and realise, it isn't worth your time and energy to be miserable over something you definitely can't fix or change.

Rather, be thankful for what you have and then watch Youtube videos that make you laugh instead - see... all better now