Bad Shit

I’d be lying if I said that I think that’s the best title I could come up with. But if I said that it’s not as intimidating as it sounds, it won’t be entirely untrue. I’ll try not to make you ponder over this conversation the way I have. I’m only trying to find out if there’s a way to renovate the not-so-good shit into almost-good-enough, or if possible, good shit. It probably sounds like something your therapist would do and I’m sure he/she is really good at that (without using words like ‘shit’ and ‘renovate’). But let me tell you something. It’s somehow a better idea to be our own therapist than run to therapy, every time we have a meltdown till it burns a hole in our pocket, don’t you think?

Let’s face it. Therapists have problems too. Whom do they run to? Is it their family, friend or another therapist? What if the secret is, they handle it themselves? Too many questions in a row, but are you with me so far? If yeah, that’s great. If not, that’s great too. This isn’t really about therapists or cash. It’s about taking advantage of your own strength and finding out THE ultimate solution to all your problems. To simplify, if ‘x’ is your problem, ‘y’ its level of difficulty and ‘z’ its frequency in your life, then the equation would look something like this:        

  

x^{y *} z – (bad shit)² = 56

Hence, THE ultimate solution to all your problems should be 56. It should be a constant. Of course, it looks ridiculous at the first thought. But the solution you think I’m talking about is on the sub-atomic level. I am talking about the bigger picture. Yes, there always is one. The solution I’m referring to is about how you renovate the problem into a solution. There’s the word again. You see, whenever you face a problem, the best way to approach it is with an open mindset. The constant solution that you need is how you’ll handle the problem yourself, whether it’s about a question you’re stuck with in the middle of an exam or if it’s about moving on from a loss.

It’s true that experience is the best teacher in our life. The word ‘experience’ is ‘bad shit’ in disguise. That implies that bad shit is not that bad after all.

How much have you leant from your good experiences? How much have your bad experiences done the same? See the difference? Look at it like this: Not all losses are a loss. Not all problems are a problem. In fact, knowing how to handle the problem is a wee bit more important than knowing how to solve it. As your life might have already taught you so far, not all problems can be solved. Actually, not all problems need to be solved. If you can figure out a way to turn the ‘bad shit’ into ‘good shit’, you’re already halfway through the solution. It can be a little tricky but if I can figure my 56 out, so can you.