Irony
I think irony is both character building and hilarious. Do you remember the song "it's like a free ride, when you've already paid. Isn't it ironic, don't you think". I think it was by Alanis Morriset. I use to enjoy listening to that song. I think God has a great sense of humor and uses irony to build your character and make you laugh. Maybe I just have a twisted idea of how God sometimes speaks to me.
I think "bad luck" and Irony are sometimes mistaken. Just in the example in the song, I could see myself in that situation and say... Just my luck. I would most likely say that actually. So in that instance I wouldn't find much humor.
Just a few weeks ago I was getting ready to enjoy my winter break from work and my wife was going to start driving my car to work, so that I could use to van to drive our around our two little girls. Well my car ran fine until the morning she was going to take it and as irony would have it... it wouldn't start. Well long story short we paid to have it towed, they pulled into the shop and tapped on a few things with a wrench and of course it has ran fine ever since. It is a good thing I paid that money to tow it....
Last summer I was called by my Church about a job opportunity. I didn't apply for this position or anything. I went through five interviews for a job I never called about and the during the last set of interviews I learned that it was between me and another person. This other person from what I was told just came out of nowhere. In addition to the five interviews I took, if my memory serves me correct, I also took three on-line test. Anyway, this job that they contacted me about eventually went to the other guy. I was pretty upset and felt worthless, that I could land a job that they contacted me about. I know there isn't much irony in this story.... But, I have recently found myself in a leadership position with this person..... Now that is irony at it's best. As soon as I found out who this person was I couldn't help but laugh.
Now when I found this out a had several options. I could ask someone else to take this person, I could be resentful and not give this person proper leadership, or I laugh move on and do what I have been called to do. Well needless to say I am still laughing. Turns out he is a pretty good guy. Besides it isn't his fault I didn't get the job, I just wasn't the right fit.
I know for me most of my life I have lived in the past. I use to always think about how this could have been, but I am learning to live in the now. If something happens that I hadn't planned then I have to accept it. I really can't do anything about it. I love the irony I find in life. Don't you? I think the only healthy thing you can do in those moments is laugh and say "of course... Why not?"
God thanks for my sense of humor. I love that I find humor in sometimes uneasy positions. I think irony is a forgotten place to find great humor. Please continue to use irony as a learning tool so that I find YOU in those moments and not my selfishness, Amen.
I think "bad luck" and Irony are sometimes mistaken. Just in the example in the song, I could see myself in that situation and say... Just my luck. I would most likely say that actually. So in that instance I wouldn't find much humor.
Just a few weeks ago I was getting ready to enjoy my winter break from work and my wife was going to start driving my car to work, so that I could use to van to drive our around our two little girls. Well my car ran fine until the morning she was going to take it and as irony would have it... it wouldn't start. Well long story short we paid to have it towed, they pulled into the shop and tapped on a few things with a wrench and of course it has ran fine ever since. It is a good thing I paid that money to tow it....
Last summer I was called by my Church about a job opportunity. I didn't apply for this position or anything. I went through five interviews for a job I never called about and the during the last set of interviews I learned that it was between me and another person. This other person from what I was told just came out of nowhere. In addition to the five interviews I took, if my memory serves me correct, I also took three on-line test. Anyway, this job that they contacted me about eventually went to the other guy. I was pretty upset and felt worthless, that I could land a job that they contacted me about. I know there isn't much irony in this story.... But, I have recently found myself in a leadership position with this person..... Now that is irony at it's best. As soon as I found out who this person was I couldn't help but laugh.
Now when I found this out a had several options. I could ask someone else to take this person, I could be resentful and not give this person proper leadership, or I laugh move on and do what I have been called to do. Well needless to say I am still laughing. Turns out he is a pretty good guy. Besides it isn't his fault I didn't get the job, I just wasn't the right fit.
I know for me most of my life I have lived in the past. I use to always think about how this could have been, but I am learning to live in the now. If something happens that I hadn't planned then I have to accept it. I really can't do anything about it. I love the irony I find in life. Don't you? I think the only healthy thing you can do in those moments is laugh and say "of course... Why not?"
God thanks for my sense of humor. I love that I find humor in sometimes uneasy positions. I think irony is a forgotten place to find great humor. Please continue to use irony as a learning tool so that I find YOU in those moments and not my selfishness, Amen.
posted by Andy Rainey at Wednesday, February 01, 2006
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