TM 196--A wish
OOC: Gibbs' mun apologizes for the lack of writing lately. Real life has been kicking the ever-loving shit out of her and she's down and bleeding. She will try to do better, and will play catch up here shortly.
Well, I don’t really think wishing for things does any good. Things are the way they are, and wishing doesn’t change that. Wishing just wastes time you could be spending actually working to make the changes you want to see. I don’t sit around and wish I could catch the bad guys. I go out and work with my team and FIND them, and gather the evidence to put them away. I don’t wish I could have a drink right now. If I’m at work, then it’s against regs, so wishing won’t do any good. I’ll just have one when I get home.
I think I know what the question might be referring to, though. At its core, I mean. And my answer doesn’t change with the change in interpretation of the question-wishing still doesn’t change anything. But… I do wish I could see my wife and daughter everyday. And in that regard, I wish I could believe in a more religious view of things, because I’d have hope of some sort of afterlife. But I can’t bring them back, and try as I might at times, I just can’t believe in religion. So wishing doesn’t help. I just have to make do, like everyone else, with what I do have. And in THAT regard, I’m luckier than a lot of people. I have people I care about, and who I think care about me. I have a job I like that is meaningful and helpful to society. And no matter what, I always have myself, and know that I can deal with just about anything that gets thrown at me, even if it knocks me for a loop.
Well, I don’t really think wishing for things does any good. Things are the way they are, and wishing doesn’t change that. Wishing just wastes time you could be spending actually working to make the changes you want to see. I don’t sit around and wish I could catch the bad guys. I go out and work with my team and FIND them, and gather the evidence to put them away. I don’t wish I could have a drink right now. If I’m at work, then it’s against regs, so wishing won’t do any good. I’ll just have one when I get home.
I think I know what the question might be referring to, though. At its core, I mean. And my answer doesn’t change with the change in interpretation of the question-wishing still doesn’t change anything. But… I do wish I could see my wife and daughter everyday. And in that regard, I wish I could believe in a more religious view of things, because I’d have hope of some sort of afterlife. But I can’t bring them back, and try as I might at times, I just can’t believe in religion. So wishing doesn’t help. I just have to make do, like everyone else, with what I do have. And in THAT regard, I’m luckier than a lot of people. I have people I care about, and who I think care about me. I have a job I like that is meaningful and helpful to society. And no matter what, I always have myself, and know that I can deal with just about anything that gets thrown at me, even if it knocks me for a loop.