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I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons. Every Saturday we sat down and binged on cartoons until something boring came on the tube. Like something not animated and fun. My favorite was and still is The Roadrunner cartoon. Something about watching the coyote trying and failing time after time after time in the most fantastical fashion fascinated me.
Now all these years later I realize what the metaphor
of the coyote’s efforts was. He’s always looking for the hack, the easy way,
the one magic pill or magic toy or tool that will have him achieve his goal and
finally catch the rascally roadrunner.
Each time is a new plan, a new thing that will
finally ease his frustration of failure. And each time results in pain and
suffering. He doesn’t make a plan that will progress over time, and he doesn’t
do any introspection to decide if this is really what he wants. I mean what
will he do if he catches the roadrunner and what comes next?
On the other hand, his single-minded pursuit of a
seemingly impossible goal is admirable. It’s his strategy and tactics that are
questionable. Perhaps the goal isn’t impossible, but the methods of achieving
the goal are doomed to fail.
How about it? Are you looking through the Acme
company catalog trying to find the magic pill to get to your goal? How’s that
working for you? Looking for the next hack may not be the best use of your
time. Maybe you should look elsewhere.
John Mariotti
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
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