Not to get back to yesterday's topic or anything, but a question that I think most people don't ask enough is "Why?" So much learning can happen with that one word question. Why? Why does my mind go back to little nonsensical things that happen to me? Over and over again.
Why do I remember some things that really have no meaning and get a sense of pleasure from them? I just don't know. Do you remember riding a tricycle as a kid? Where you were, the color of the tricycle, what you were wearing? I do. Unfortunately, I don't remember what I was thinking at that specific moment. I do remember it was a beautiful spring day and at that moment I was standing next to my tricycle...just looking at it, I can see myself doing it like I am flashing back to an out of body experience...yet I don't know why. Why do I have a strong urge to buy a car that was already 25 years old by the time I was born? Or why do I derive pleasure from something a stranger said to me? Or the smell of my dog (sometimes) after he has come in out of a light rain? Why. indeed? And I guess, more importantly, why does it bother me that I can't answer these questions? With so many things out there to ask questions about, and so many things that can be answered, why do I keep coming back to these same nagging questions? Sadly, these memories of little moments in time and little inexplicable yearnings don't always center on happy things. Some of these little memories are very sad, and come back to me at inopportune times. Thank God I work from home! Sometimes these little thoughts ...old memories, spring up out of nowhere and make me feel like crying. Why? I don't know. Sometimes I can be working on a spreadsheet and a thought will just pop into my head...like holding my wife as she took her last breath. I don't know why the thought pops in my head. It happened again a few minutes ago as I worked on my spreadsheet for Marathon Oil. One minute I am trying to estimate depreciation expense for 2016 and the next I have tears streaming down my face. I can't explain it. But I'd like to know why. Why? is a question I ask a lot. It goes with my job. Why is this company doing badly? What makes it different than its competitors? Why is the valuation for this stock out of whack? Why do I care? Why? If any of you can answer any of those questions, and if you can spare a moment to answer a confused individual, than please leave me a comment. Maybe your response will help me to figure out one of my myriad of questions. Thanks.
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