Also, another way of doing this without thinking of the future is looking at the classic "I'm so small" theory. You think, I'm one person in one city in one state in one country in one continent in one world in one galaxy in one universe so how could problems of such a small person matter so much?
Do you think that this is a negative or positive way of looking at problems? Could it help you deal with things in a better way? Is looking at the future always the best way to go?
Any other thoughts on stuff like this?
-SJP III
For me at least, that method doesn't work (I've tried). If the problem REALLY brings your mood down, it's hard to live in the present and ignore the problem. For me, it's hard to imagine the future without being grounded in the present. Will you remember the problem in 20 years? Maybe, if the problem just fades away after a while. But why go through the moods of it, when you can just try and fix it? A quote I've heard before: "The best way to get something done is to just do it."
ReplyDeleteSecond, @ the "I'm so small" theory, in most cases, that is just a narrow view, only looking at your self. Your problems might directly effect other people, who will then start to have problems, and then share their problems with other friends, who will then start to have the same problem, and the problem could spread from one person to the next, and can you say it didn't matter? Not really. The problems of one small person could be the spark that starts a huge problem. Take the Trojan War. Paris and Menelaus had MAJOR problems over Helen, and so they started a war. OKAY, they were Greek and Trojans and wars started more easily back then, but still, example of small problems turning into big problems. And was it important? (rhetorical)