Diners

In a moment of lucid thinking, I took notes of both random and sporadic words that came to mind. Trying to link them together should eventually make sense, considering I have no idea where I was going with all of the nonsense…

Anyhow, I came to the simile that life is like a diner. Yup, I said it… just a regular, run-of-the-mill diner. Think about it… Everything, like business, happens in cycles... including when it comes to people and their natural behavior.

You have new faces that come in and test the waters. Some like what you’re dishing while others never come back again. Some will come back often and then grow tired of the same “old” thing, eventually retiring altogether or only for a little while.

You have the repeat offenders that come in, eat all they can, skip out on the tab, and then think it’s okay to come back again… and again.

And lastly, you have your good, dependable regulars that, come hell or high water, keep your business alive.

Many times, in my short life, I compared life to being a revolving door to reflect how people come in and out at any given moment, but it never identified those who have always been there and those that stay, even after vacation. That’s why I thought it best to compare life to a business; in this case, a diner. Diners, overall, just seem more quaint, personal, and personable, even.

But regardless of your association with others, a piece of you expects that tiny piece of appreciation in return –that thank you, that hug, that detail that means you mean something. Call it a sense of individual glorification, or whatever you like, but a sense of our meaning and self-worth derives from what good others see in us. I’ve concluded that that’s why it drives us mad when others fail to see our greatness or potential for it.

Lately, the peace I’ve found, within myself, I’ve welcomed with open arms, but every so often I miss the chaos, at least the feeling of something greater, than myself, out there. Sometimes, some things just don’t feel right; even the great things don’t feel right, and that feeling, lately, is what disturbs me most.