passive

i have this theory.
and people find it idiotic.
"what do iPods have to do with human emotion?
are you mental?"
i still think i have a point.

okay, so here's how it goes.
imagine yourself to be the owner of an iPod nano.
now your precious iPod nano..
it gets stolen.
by a kleptomaniac beggar girl, or schizophrenic taxi driver -
whoever.
you're heartbroken.
however, few months later, a generous relative calls you and says he/she is getting you a new iPod.
you're over the moon.
in the course of the wait for his/her arrival, somehow you begin imagining that you're getting the 30 gb video iPod.
relative arrives.
you're excited.
waiting for your brand new, bigger, better iPod.
and the relative pulls out...

the nano.

and, you're disappointed.
at first.
then you decide to be mature.
so you berate yourself for being an ungrateful wretch.
"there are so many unfortunate people in the world without iPods. you should be glad you have one."
and so you convince yourself and thus you're satisfied.
sigh.

now if you were offered and iPod nano and an 80 gb video, which would you pick?
it's obvious, isn't it?
why settle for satisfactory when you have a shot at being happy?

my theory makes sense. it does.
and yeah, okay, it's a thought process, can't be wrong or right.
but i can be right.

"You look at me, I look at you.
Neither of us know what to do."
lol.