Few Compared to Many

Many philosophical thoughts about life, marriage, and relationships simply don't apply to me, which is why when I see quotes about these things, I have to think hard about them.  After reading so many quotes I get overload and have to quit.  Some things may have applied at some point in my life, but most of the time I have to say DNA.  But why?  Well, I thought that my writing this post this morning might require too much I am unable to explain.

But then I could write my own library of quotes, but they'd apply to myself and maybe not to too many others.  I'm not sure I care about quotes in regard to relationships, for example.  If I were in search of meaning in life I might be a student of biographies and write my own.  But my life only applies to myself and I could reflect on my own thinking.  I have to admit I can come to understand people in general.

I am not an Angel or some kind of Supernatural being.  I am very human and often I don't understand people in general, but I have a kind of sixth sense that makes me feel people and I often explain more than I have to.  This can drive my family nuts when I do this, but it's like I can tell what questions people are thinking.  So, I'm best when I'm quiet and not say much.  

I just have this sense about people that can at times drive me crazy, but I'm best when I don't care and remain quiet.  Or say what I wish when I don't care.  But not caring is a rather recent mindset in my thinking.  I could say I used to care, but I'm at my best when I don't care.  I used to care too much.  I used to take quotes to heart, but I've learned that not caring simply means most anything does not apply to me.

And if I do care, then my life is my own.  No quotes can help me.  I have my own understanding.  I might be like an adult with autism, but really I'm not austistc, but that I have my own way of understanding and relationships become my own common sense.  There might be very few that can understand, but I don't care about numbers.  We have succeeded in life if just one person understands us.  

Einstein's wife was once asked if she understood Einstein's theory of relativity.  She said she didn't but that she understood Einstein.  Even if no one understood his theory he succeeded in life.  This is my thinking about life.  There may only be a few who understands us, but we've succeeded if one person does understand us.  A lady of the evening who had many men was asked if she loved any of them.  She said there were a few.  At least a few understood her, or she felt they did.

If Einstein's wife were asked if she liked Einstein and she said she did, he succeeded.  But he went one further when she said she understood him.  This is what matters.  It is said four quarters are worth more than a hundred pennies.  That quote I understand.  When applied to people in our lives, a few is better than many.  They're worth more.  Just like my pipes.  I have many, but only a relative few I enjoy the most.  Today it is my Dunhill pipe.  My first bowl of the morning was Crooner, which was named after Bing Crosby, which was his favorite blend.  I had to sip it as one sips a fine wine.   I'll review this one later.  My coffee this morning is a hot cup of black Guatamalan coffee.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave