Been a long week for me. How about you. Well one of the nice things about a fairly tough week when Friday finally comes, it is cause for celebration. Of course, most of us have to define tough within the same context as our overall life profile. For some, tough may be defined as not being able to find a parking place in front of our favorite lunch spot and actually having to pay for valet. For others it may be going without several meals for several days. It is kind of strange how our lives take on a standard of normal. I guess we have Maslow and the hierarchy of needs to thank for that. Once basic needs are met the human condition dictates that we try to move up the hierarchy until we achieve what we consider to be the top. Of course, if we somehow find ourselves where basic needs are not being met, we go right back to the basics. Enough of the social theory for now. You came for the Haiku and here it is.
Life is Hard by John W. Howell ©2014
Life is hard for some,
For others it is so easy. . .
Until things go wrong.
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Been a rough week over here. So true with that poem too. Hopefully the weekend is better for everyone who had a tough 5 days.
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I am really sorry about your week. Hang in there.
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Trying, but I sense the weekend will be worse.
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I’m ashamed to admit that I actually forgot it was Friday until you reminded me. Thanks, John. You’re a pal.
Also- love the haiku. Very appropriate.
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Glad to be of service. BTW tomorrow is Saturday
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Thanks for the social theory, John. It puts things into perspective. When I want to complain, I try to remind myself of how much worse thongs could be (or have been). Love the haiku. Bottoms up!
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I was going to edit my comment and correct “thongs” but, actually, I have had worse thongs … and I’m not talking about the kind you wear on your feet 😉
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I was on a lock up negotiation which went for over 72 hours. My assistant looked at me after about 36 and said “I am in real trouble with my thong.” I knew I needed to let her take a break.
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LMAO!
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I did at the time and it was a standing joke between us for eight years
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🙂
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gulp
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And one too many margs can make things go wrong in a hurry…
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Especially in the brain surgery wing of the hospital
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The social theory is so true. I get my bitty feelings hurt and I am right back to needing comfort food. Not sure if that’s what you meant, but it happens.
I happen to believe margaritas have curative properties.
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Yes that is what I meant. You are also right about the curative value of a margarita. 🙂
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A great Haiku John. Your Margarita is well deserved. I remember studying Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at school. It was one of the few things that I actually remember to this day. Maslow hit the nail right on the head with his social theory. I am always complaining, but am occasionally reminded of how easy I have it, such as when I visited the lagoon on the edge of Phnom Penh and the slum in Agra.
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Whew. That was some visit. I have always been fascinated by the concept of comparison other. Think of all the folks in the lagoon and slum who look around and feel good if they feel they are just a little bit better off than another. Unfortunately the comparison other concept tells us when we compare to others the result is the believe we are not doing as well as some and we tend to concentrate on that comparison which takes us back to unfulfilled needs and the bottom of the pyramid. (aren’t you glad you commented? Thanks for doing so ) 🙂
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Otherwise known as ‘Howell’s Relentless Cycle of Needs’.
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I always enjoy your poetry, John. You know technically you’ve written a Haiban. So you did two poetry forms in one day…smashing! When ever I see Margarita, I always hear Jimmy Buffet! lol
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I’ll have to look that up. Can a Haiban and Haiku co-exist?
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Yes. A Haiban is a combo of prose and poetry 🙂
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Hummmmm sounds difficult.
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Oops…my spelling stinks. Here is the correct spelling John: haibun
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Sounds better to eat as well
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lol…I don’t know about the eating, but technically your post is already a Haibun! So you did without meaning to!
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This is like a room full of monkeys writing the great American novel. Totally random.
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Margaritas make everything better. In the short run. 🙂
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So true. That is why I feature them each Friday. Have a good weekend.
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It’s very true that the standard of living or necessity fluctuates based on your current reality. Sometimes I look back at things I accepted as “normal” during my college/traveling years and I am amazed. Drink a margarita for me, will ya?
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Sure. Need to wait six days though. (I only get one a week)
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