The Unsolvable Rubik’s Cube: Can you Embrace the Chaos?

Hmmm, am I the only one who thinks that life, in this unpredictable time in which we live, is becoming much too complicated?

Truthfully, complicated does not fully capture what I am trying to express. Too busy is part of the problem – too much to do and too little time to do it in. Too fast-paced – or perhaps too much change too fast – factors into the equation. And let us not overlook, too many new technologies emerging too fast for me to learn and make peace with.

And speaking of too many new technologies, some of that technology seems like more trouble than it is worth. I was completing a fillable PDF application form this week at work. Digital signatures are often built into these forms. Seems like a good thing, right? Well, not so much.

I had to create a digital signature within the backend program which required inputting my name and company name, inputting those same details again in an ascci compatible format, creating a sufficiently secure password, entering that password and then inserting the signature.

In the time all of that took, I could have printed the form, signed it, scanned it and e-mailed it twice. Not to mention miniscule print in the form too small for my 59-year old eyes to decipher.

And on the subject of my aging eyes, I have had to concede that I now need two pairs of eyeglasses – one for general use and one for computer work. I am less than enthused about the expense and more than a little concerned that my overtaxed brain will slip a gear and forget where I left one pair while I am wearing the other pair.

And on the subject of aging in general, I have had to adjust to the reality that my body can no longer properly process some types of food (i.e. dairy and gluten). In my twenties, I could eat like a horse – any type of food you can name – and never gain an ounce. Now every mouthful shows up on my waist and many of my comfort foods are on the no-can-do list.

And on the subject of adjusting to new realities, I am having trouble accepting that:

Murdering and maiming innocent people in the name of your ideology is as morally defensible as dropping an MOAB (mother of all bombs) from the sky in retaliation.
Spending trillions of dollars to build a border wall to keep out people do not like is somehow a wise expenditure.
A red traffic light now means punch the gas pedal rather than step on the brake pedal.
Marijuana will soon be legal in Canada,
And holy crap, Batman, the Leafs actually made the playoffs!

Life is becoming a Rubik’s cube that resets every morning. Some days I am able to get a couple of the sides to align. But time always runs out before I manage to get all six sides figured out. Embracing the chaos seems to be the only solution. But that is a little too much of a new trick for an old dog like me

~ Michael Robert Dyet is the author of “Until the Deep Water Stills – An Internet-enhanced Novel” – double winner in the Reader Views Literary Awards 2009. Visit Michael’s website at www.mdyetmetaphor.com or the novel online companion at www.mdyetmetaphor.com/blog .

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