MUSIC FOR THE SOUL (under construction while Charles learns more about HTML)

Monday, March 10, 2008

Search for Car/Wife

So, today I decided that my search for a car parallels my search for a wife in many ways. If you're single, see if this describes well your personal search for a spouse.

First, we all want a car that looks good to us. Lucky for us, society has a collectively wide variety of what appeals to them visually (there's no accounting for taste) and surely there's a car that looks good for everyone. Unfortunately, individually, we're all sort of picky--some more than others. And the longer we're without a car (single), the more we wonder if we're too picky. Do I want a car that's big, small, nice paint job or little paint, lots of custom work or all natural?

Second, the picky thing goes for not only what a car looks like but the inner workings of the car. Does the car have too little power (energy) or too much, or does the car handle the corners of life well or will it roll easily when things aren't perfectly straight?

Third, accessories. How tricked out is the car? Most of us long for a James Bond style car. Does the car have many bells and whistles (perhaps talents)?

Fourth, how much does the car cost? This isn't just a monetary cost although that's definitely an issue. Some cars do cost a TON of money. But what about the cost in time, in worry (emotional investment), etc? Are we going to put a lot into it only to realize that your bid on eBay was just not enough. After all that work and sweat, you put in $15,000 and still didn't make the reserve price and were rejected.

I could keep going, but I've probably wasted enough time as it is. In the end, as always, the Spirit will help us. But I'm a firm believer that most of the time you have to do A LOT of good hard work and thinking before you're ready for the inspiration that you're looking for. So, onward and upward.