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1100 hrs July 28th 2005

Sometimes we look for trouble,

sometimes trouble look for us.

We mostly avoid problems,

but some of us

simply fall in love

with our problems.

We lament over

our problems.

But having a problem

or not,

is often

a conscious choice.

Some of us indulge

in self-pity,

feeling sorry

for ourselves.

Preferring to grovel

in the mud

of our problems

rather than

standing up

and enjoying

the sight

of the world

above

our mud.

But self-pity

is a real

human condition too.

But at some point,

we all have to

pick ourselves up.

And detach ourselves

from the mud

that bogs

us down.

Because

when we adjust

our perception,

elephants

can be viewed as

mosquitoes,

just as we often

allow mosquitoes

to become

elephants.