Wipers
Posted 29th April 2009 at 11:31 AM by Interference
Updated 29th April 2009 at 02:11 PM by Interference
Updated 29th April 2009 at 02:11 PM by Interference
There has to be more to life than how much pain you can give and how much pain you can take. There has to be more to love than how soon it can turn to hate. There must be.
Or is indignation the base line.
Everything above that line is an optional extra while everything below is included in the deal.
My car's windscreen wipers come on when the windscreen gets wet. I don't have to switch them on. It made me smile the first time I saw it work. Now it's expected. And when it stops working I'll probably swear for a bit before consulting an expert to try to get it working again.
But it won't be the same. I'll keep waiting for it to fail again.
Or is indignation the base line.
Everything above that line is an optional extra while everything below is included in the deal.
My car's windscreen wipers come on when the windscreen gets wet. I don't have to switch them on. It made me smile the first time I saw it work. Now it's expected. And when it stops working I'll probably swear for a bit before consulting an expert to try to get it working again.
But it won't be the same. I'll keep waiting for it to fail again.
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Funny that, isn't it. You wouldn't be waiting for your mechanical ones to fail. Perhaps its because you ultimately don't understand how the automatic ones work, so you have no sense of control at all (I believe this is still in keeping with the metaphor.)Posted 30th April 2009 at 09:39 AM by The Procrastinator
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I think you're expecting it to fail already (as Procrastinator suggested).
This is my first comment on a blog post! Whoo-hoo!Posted 30th April 2009 at 08:17 PM by HareBrain -
I'm honoured, HB
The metaphore is a bit woolley, Proc, I admit, but I think you've added nicely to it. Thank you both for your trouble.Posted 13th May 2009 at 01:00 AM by Interference -
I love your writing.Posted 25th February 2010 at 06:26 PM by Runya
