{"id":47497,"date":"2022-07-24T15:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T15:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=47497"},"modified":"2022-07-24T15:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T15:58:23","slug":"perfect-disappointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2022\/07\/24\/perfect-disappointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect disappointment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Have you ever been in a perfect situation, under perfect circumstances, while not being able to enjoy it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sky is a perfect blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clouds are amazingly fluffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sea couldn&#8217;t be better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The birds are flying without a care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The temperature is exactly right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You deserve this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ve been looking forward to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should own this, indulge in this, love this, BE here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you aren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re waiting for magic to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re taking it in, hungry, restlessly, hoping for joy to find you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where&#8217;s the promised state of Zen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or where&#8217;s the appreciation, at least?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why doesn&#8217;t it feel the way it should feel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where did it go wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What did YOU do wrong?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you&#8217;ve spoilt the moment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That, exactly that, IS the perfect situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s just not what you predicted, expected, wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this is what you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perfect circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a slice of perfectly human disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo by @frankiefoto, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been in a perfect situation, under perfect circumstances, while not being able to enjoy it? The sky is a perfect blue. The clouds are amazingly fluffy. The sea couldn&#8217;t be better. The birds are flying without a care. The temperature is exactly right. You deserve this. You&#8217;ve been looking forward to this. 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