Get A Life

i saw these interesting questions in RD and they go like this:

1. Why does the line you’re in always move the slowest?

Because you’re late for your kids band practice , and you curse your luck and envy those speeding by. Conversely, when you’re in the fast line, unfettered by the stress, you don’t even notice the poor schlubs in the slow lane. Good luck rarely commands one’s attention like the bad luck.

2. Does the toast really always fall buttered-side down?

Scientists in the Ask Laskas kitchen conducted a study for which they first toasted an entired loaf of bread, one slice at a time. They buttered each slice, and dropped it from a variety of heights ranging from the tabletop to ceiling. Among their findings: A dropped piece of toast never lands on its edge; stomping your foot and yelling "Darn!" does not change a thing; and the floor in the Ask Laskas kitchen is not really as clean as we’d like. Well, life’s like that. Never as neat as you’d like it to be. But keep buttering your toast. And savour every slice you’ve been given.

3. Why it’s so hard to say you’re wrong?

Because it often involves saying, "i’m sorry," which is even harder. Throughout history people have found it easier to stop speaking to one another, punch, slander, shoot and bomb rather than apologise. Tip: Next time just say "Whoops," and see what happens.

4. By what age should you know what you want to do with your life?

Any moment now. This used to be a question the young asked. Now it’s a quandry for baby boomers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that younger boomers have abandoned the American ideal of picking a job and sticking with it. Between the ages of 18 and 36, these boomers held an average of 9.6 jobs. That’s a lot of exploration. The wisdom of elders in all cultures seems to be this: There’s nothing to do with a life but live it. As Gandhi pointed out, "Almost anything you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

5. When is your future behind you?

When you stop chasing dreams. So don’t stop

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