Two Rescues
Jul. 4th, 2008 11:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
talyenI have two thoughts in my head today. The first is currently my gmail "tag," the second is an old saw I've heard with two endings:
The old saw is that a guy is walking down a street and falls into a fairly deep hole. It's too deep to climb out of, and pitch black and cavernous. After calling for a while, a lawyer pokes his head over. The guy quickly explains. The lawyer thinks just a second, then tosses his card into the hole, saying, "Call me when you get out, I'll help you sue whoever forgot to put up warning signs."
The guy calls for a while, and a doctor pokes his head into the hole. The guy quickly explains, and the doctor throws a prescription down into the hole. "Take this when you get out," he says, "for the pain."
The guy calls some more, and another guy pokes his head into the hole. The guy quickly explains, and the new guys jumps down into the hole with him. "What're you doing down here?" asks the guy.
In contrast to the first thought in my head, I'd really love to have someone say either answer, but especially number 1.
Sometimes when my life feels like it's not what I wanted it to be, I want someone to rescue me from it. Then I remember that I'm the one with the key, that I'm my knight in shining armor. I'm the one I've been waiting for, and I'm the only one who will know how to change my life into what I want. It's time to get busy.
The old saw is that a guy is walking down a street and falls into a fairly deep hole. It's too deep to climb out of, and pitch black and cavernous. After calling for a while, a lawyer pokes his head over. The guy quickly explains. The lawyer thinks just a second, then tosses his card into the hole, saying, "Call me when you get out, I'll help you sue whoever forgot to put up warning signs."
The guy calls for a while, and a doctor pokes his head into the hole. The guy quickly explains, and the doctor throws a prescription down into the hole. "Take this when you get out," he says, "for the pain."
The guy calls some more, and another guy pokes his head into the hole. The guy quickly explains, and the new guys jumps down into the hole with him. "What're you doing down here?" asks the guy.
And there are two answers to this question ...
1. "Seems like a nasty situation, I thought you could use the company," answers the other guy.
2. "Seems like a nasty situation, but I've been here before and I know the way out," answers the other guy.
In contrast to the first thought in my head, I'd really love to have someone say either answer, but especially number 1.
