That's right, I said it. There are a
lot of nobodies in the world and while I love some of them to pieces,
I'm not that fond of their behavior and I wouldn't want to be one. So what's my idea of a nobody?
Well, nobodies are those people who
make all the messes for the somebodies to clean up. Who used the last
of the toilet paper without replacing the roll? Well, nobody, of
course. And nobody spilled the food on the floor and left it either.
Nobody let the trash overflow. It was nowhere near full last time
nobody checked.
Nobody noticed the laundry piling up. Nobody cleaned up
the doggy poo in the back yard. Nobody saw the faucet dripping in the
kitchen. Nobody washed the dishes when it was time to do them.
Nobody touched the mirrors and got their fingerprints all over them.
Nobody weeded or watered the yard and garden, planted the flowers and
veggies, trimmed the bushes, raked the lawn or even thought about it.
Apparently, nobody knew that when it
snows, the walk needs shoveling because nobody ever takes care of
that. Did you know it was important to conserve energy in winter
months when the heating bill goes through the roof? Well, don't feel
bad, nobody else seems aware of it either.
Nobody knows that when they eat, they
get crumbs on the floor and table that need to be cleaned up. Nobody
notices that there are no clean towels in the bathroom. Maybe that's
because nobody showers daily. Eeew! Or maybe nobody saw the pile in the laundry room waiting to be
folded and put away.
Nobody saw that someone spilled soda
pop all over the floor. And if they did, and somehow, miraculously
attempt to clean it up, well, nobody told them to use a wet mop. I
mean, a dry dish towel is so much better. That way, you can get the
dish towel so dirty that it can't be used as a dish towel again,
plus, you get to leave a nice sticky residue on the floor.
Nobody saw the tracks they left when
coming in from outside. Nobody knew that dirty hands equals dirty
walls and germ covered surfaces. Nobody. Nobody took the time to pick
up their dishes and bring them to the kitchen. Nobody bothered to
retrieve their other belongings from common areas and put them away,
either. Maybe nobody ever heard that saying about there being a place
for everything and keeping everything in its place.
But guess what? Luckily, there are
somebodies in this world. Because somehow, even though nobody noticed
it, all of this happened and got taken care of by somebody,
right?
Folks, I have a long way to go on the
peace path. And being resentful of the nobodies is certainly a part
of that. Likely because I'm exhausted from picking up after them. But
at least, I can be at peace with the fact that I've never been and
never will be a nobody.
I am a somebody and proud of it. How
about you?
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