Today, I personally had to rectify a costly error due to lack of funds in the hockey clubs function account. Last year I knocked a hire car into a small post, and as a result have had to pay £192.00. To put this into a student perspective, that is the equivalent of 128 Jager bombs (assuming Jager retails at £1.50). This is very annoying. If given the choice, I would rather drink 128 Jager bombs than pay to repair a car that is not mine. Upon hearing this news yesterday, I reacted in true Paul fashion, and by this I mean I sulked. Not to be confused with full scale tantrum level, but it is fair to say that hitting a hockey ball about has never been more therapeutic. My bad mood continued until about 8 30 pm last night (a good 5 hours of being in a bad mood) when my girlfriend Sophie told me that her Grandpa's illness had gotten worse and that he would be requiring surgery soon. Was my issue as big as hers? Albeit, having to spend £192 repairing the car is annoying but so what? The fact that i had to pay £192 to fix a car is obviously a much smaller issue than an ill grandparent. Suddenly it didn't matter any more. Bigger issues needed to be addressed, other people required attention.
What I'm getting at here is that perspective is key. My issue is classified as annoying, hers as important. I guess overall this saga has taught me two things.
1.Someone will always have worse issues than yourself, so try not to be self absorbed in your own problems, as you may miss out on the opportunity to help someone who really needs it!
2. Cars are expensive. Try not to crash them!
PER
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