I was playing scrabble online the other day when I noticed a possible parable, or I should say that when I noticed it, it became a parable. I have been noticing these more and more recently; it must be my new literary reality phase. I went through a symbolism phase, an irony phase, a serendipity phase, and now we move to the parable.
A parable is an event that conveys meaning indirectly through comparison. So - something happens that allows you to see an event in your life in a different and truthful way. One of the most appreciated and recognizable uses of a parable for me would be on House, M.D. Lawrence Kaplow, the writer for the show uses this device in almost every episode. Something in House's personal life shows him how to look at a patient in a new light in order to find the mystery ailment, over and over again; and again, which gets irritating to other writers at times but I mean damn, it's a good show!
Returning to my personal parable, almost everything in my life right now has no easy play. I have no direct way of accomplishing any goal, and every time I try to accomplish something it gets over complicated Mccrazy. So, as I was playing scrabble in multiple media fashions a few nights ago I noticed that I had no clue where to play, constantly. It was a scrabble nightmare, and it triggered a familiar feeling from somewhere else, where was that? Oh yeah, my life!
The inability to directly change things and move forward had officially infected all aspects of life, I hadn't been able to play a word for days because there was no where good to play. This night was different, because I was fed up with this feeling, I was done, I was going to play anyways. I was going to play to get to the next game, even if it wasn't the perfect move.
It was at this point when I realized this is what I needed to do in my real life, quit waiting to change it directly and just move. Just keep playing to get to the new game, because there aren't any easy answers or moves right now. And that's how it is sometimes, but the board is different every game, not necessarily every day, but just keep playing the best moves you can instead of waiting for that perfect play that is stealthily holding you back.
