Another "maybe tomorrow" update. We have figured out the plumbing problem. But it is still not fixed. And another larger problem seems to have cropped up. Saturday the plumber is bringing a "team" to work it out. Maybe.
I received a phone call today regarding my work permit. It has passed through several "people" and now it "just" needs to be signed by the Immigration Officer. Maybe I will have it the first of next week.
I received an email regarding our shipment. It was supposed to have arrived in port two days ago. It left Germany (why? I don't know) three days ago. Maybe it will be here (at the port) the first of December.
These were all disappointments today. I guess if I were more spiritual I would look at the glass "half full". I would say, "wow, they know what the plumbing problem is!" Or "wow, it has really moved through the beauracracy here fast!" Or, "wow, they know where my shipment is and it hasn't hit an iceberg and sunk!"
I am learning that one of the lessons we are going to have to learn here (and master) is how to deal with disappointment. It seems that each day presents an opportunity to learn this. I don't know why it seems that instead of getting easier, it is getting harder to deal with frustrations and disappointments. You try to humble yourself, tell yourself it is just God working on us, tell each other it is going to be ok and it will work out, and yet.it is still there.
Maybe as Americans we are too used to certainty. Maybe we are used to things working out our way. Maybe we don't realize how good we have it in America. Maybe..maybe tomorrow I will handle disappointment better.
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