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Too Late #19
Years ago, I bought a hamster wheel. Then, my wife found it and made me throw it away.
“Did you used to have a hamster?” she asked.
“No. It was in case I ever got one.”
“Do you want one?”
“No.”
“Then why do you have a hamster wheel?”
“I told you: it’s for if I ever need it.”
Here comes the shouting.
“Why would you buy something you don’t need?!?”
“So that if I do need it, I don’t have to run out and buy one!”
“But you’re not going to get a hamster! You don’t want one!”
“I can’t predict the future! I can only prepare for it!”
“What is wrong with you?!?”
“Nothing! And I have a hamster wheel!”
So… now I don’t have a hamster wheel. Turns out, they don’t work very well if they get stepped on a few times.
To date, I still do not have, and have never had, a hamster. It’s okay, I never really wanted one. I had a hamster wheel once and that was enough.
Lesson #19 —
Clean Your Room
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