An Exposé on “you would think…”
I find myself these days saying the phrase, “you would think” a LOT.
“You would think people would want each other to be well.”
“You would think people would be moral, decent and kind”.
"You would think employers would want people with good skills”…and on and on and on.
Perhaps that should be changed to, “you COULD think”….because you could. But that doesn’t mean it is reality.
I also think that phrase should probably be “I would think”….because I would. That is the point. I am a fairly decent person and “I” would indeed think those good things and wish anyway, that other people would want to do them.
However, that doesn’t make it happen, doesn’t make it true.
“You would think”….”I would think”….”one could think”.
We can think all we want. We can hope, we can pray, we can go dance in the rain if it will help. But nothing really has helped (yet anyway).
We should not give up hope though. Hope is this ethereal thing out there…it’s not something solid you can hold. It is mystical, a mystery, a dream maybe….but it is one of the most important things human beings can have.
We need to hang onto hope. It is highly important to the survival of us all.
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So while “you would think”, also make sure you hold onto hope. The whole thing about “hope” is that it is a lofty goal. It is one worth hoping for, worth hanging onto, worth pursuing, though.
What has man/womankind become if we lose our hope?
One thing I learned actually from a tragic death of my older brother, is that things always change. They can change quickly or slowly, but they do change. Things are always evolving or outright changing. It is bound to happen, sooner or later.
Things can even change in 24 hours or less. Or else it can take longer. The point is that things are here to change, not to stay the same forever. It is simply the nature of things.
That can be very good news, though, to those who need good news. If we can hold on, hold out for better, or work at making things better, or go to a better place….whatever it takes. Things can and will change.
So hang in there with me, and don’t give up hope. It does look pretty dark right now. But the dawn tends to come after the dark.
I used to love going outside in early morning and waiting for the sunrise. I have actually photographed a number of sunrises. They always reminded me that a new day was here, with new possibilities — today is not the same as yesterday, it is new! And “new” brings hope.
Let the photo of the rising sun inspire you today. The photo, while beautiful, is not the same as the actual experience of seeing the sky lighten, turn to pink, and beginning to see that big ball of fire rising through the trees and then spilling light back into the dark world.
Even the temperature changes and the bird song were part of that experience. It was indeed a glorious sight and a reminder that as long as there is life, there is hope.
Facing my own difficulties today, I am not the best cheerleader, but I wanted to try. We all need hope these days.
As we receive hope, please also remember to pass it on!
“You would think”….well, keep thinking too, just keep your eyes on reality as well.
