Bob’s Not Very Good Day, When Organization Leads To Chaos
How we keep things is a very revealing aspect of culture, nature and human psychology. Storing items is common aspect of the living experience. Perishables have been kept in various ways throughout the ages. Perishables have been stored in pits lined with sage, clay and rock, it has been stored in bark and skins. Food has been kept in streams, trees, caves and little sheds. Clothes have been stored in chests, closets, boxes and shelves. Books are kept on shelves, on coffee tables and now online. People use mini storage buildings withroll up doors, spare rooms, attics and garages for keeping things. The reasons we store things is often a combination of common sense and twisted psychology.
Bob was a typical case of storage drama. Bob enjoyed to go on adventures. Bob had a sense of adventure, a positive attitude and a new car. One of the best features of this car for Bob was the rear doors that opened up to reveal a well designed space for storage. Bob loved an organized space because it helped him believe there was order in the world. He packed his car with his belongings and drove to the mountains for a camping trip. Bob loved eating great food in the outdoors. He stored food suppliesin his car which will last for a week. He had his non-perishables carefully stored in plastic Tupperware neatly stacked in the shelf like indentation over the rear tire. He put his perishables in a built-in cooler|cooler built into the car}. He placed all of his gear in cargo nets and neat containers located in the back of his vehicle. Everything had its place and Bob was very happy.
As a child Bob had to deal with the volatile nature of his father, a man that took a liking to the bottle and worked hard to kill his own inner demons. His father would come home and either lift Bob up into a full body embrace, or he would swat and scream sending the young boy to his room. On occasion without warning a playful wrestling game turned into a swift slap to the face. Bob did not want to be near his father. His father would call for him to play and Bob would approach timidly, fearfully, getting more indignation from his old man. After a rough session, one where his dad seemed to be playing, but threw him down too hard, twisted his arm too hard or said too many mean things, Bob would go to his room and play with his blocks, setting them up carefully and putting the all in order.
As an adult, free of the struggles of childhood, Bob drove into a beautiful mountain campsite with all his well organized gear. He parked at a beautiful site and cooked a tastey meal. The ranger had mentioned the bear boxes, storage containers to keep food safe from the bears that liked to wander the campground. Bob usually listened to good advice as he was a sensible guy. But everything was perfectly in its place and Bob couldn’t bear unpacking it. His need for order drove a decision which would prove costly. Bob awoke in the middle of the night to find a bear ripping open his car and create havoc to get to his food.
We are all influenced by intricate combination of thoughts, desires and cultural needs. The reasons we store things can lead to insight and better decisions.
Related Posts
Fatal error: Call to undefined function related_posts() in /home/insomnia/public_html/wp-content/themes/default/single.php on line 34