Relative stress
Back in KL for a few days - work, weddings, interview.
If *I* feel stressed, can you imagine what Obama's going through?
(from the lovely Ed Winkleman)
If I don't get that flashy job, I will still be perfectly happy - moving out, living cheaply and perhaps not buying quite so many dresses.
If I fuck up my exhibition so badly that I'm stoned out of Georgetown as a pariah artist.. um. I will still be perfectly happy - I'll move to that little fishing village in Teluk Bahang and live out my freelancer days in complete bliss.
So everyone (including me), chill the fuck out!
4 comments:
You think Obama is not stressed? I am hoping he wins this things, but this is a job that no body should want. What a fucking disaster, and you no everybody is going to pile on this guy if things don't turn out well, fast.
DK
Hi David,
No, I'm not suggesting that Obama's not stressed. That's a pretty preposterous notion considering what's at stake. That little image is a joke with a bite of truth in it, and the truth is: he's remaining cool and honest under all that pressure. That's the mark of a good leader.
I'm not American, so I probably have no idea of the sense of disillusionment and desperation over there, but I think it's great that Obama IS going for the job YOU think no one should want. That's why he's Obama, and you are you.
I don't see leaders as saviors, just people who who need to have certain qualities in order to lead well. Obama represents the POSSIBILITY, not CERTAINTY, of things changing for the better. I think America and the rest of the world would welcome that, don't you? But you seem afflicted with an incurable sense of pessimism, so... oh well.
People are heaping way too much expectation on this guy, the poor thing, saying things like he will usher in a golden era for America etc. Hehe. Oh, I lost my train of thought... Oh, oh, Betta, I learnt something new today about ridding one's self of anxiety! Must share must share. Simply think of what the successful scenario will be, and then imagine yourself ten minutes after the successful scenario. And let that feeling of confidence and elation stay with you so that you no longer dread impending doom. Ahhh... Now was that a great buzz or what? :-)
Funny, someone was telling me about that the other day. 'Manifest destiny' she called it. Wonder if that's what Obama uses. Thanks for sharin'.
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