Just Like Honey
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I'll preface this by saying that this post was 100% inspired by my wife
Tomorrow, I get to do one of my favorite things: leave work early. There's just something about heading out when everyone is still there that makes me feel good. Granted, I still check my email, remote in if need be, etc. But I digress. Tomorrow is important. Tomorrow, my wife gets sworn in to the Florida Bar. She's a real-deal attorney.
I couldn't be happier. Besides the obvious reasons (she's finally done with the hell that is law school, etc), I am genuinely happy when someone I care about succeeds in something. And, well, there really aren't many people I care about more than my wife.
Here's the awkward thing. People are congratulating ME.While I understand a few people are congratulating me by proxy, or because they know what being the significant other of a law student can entail, the majority looked at me like I had done something. I haven't. SHE did.
But something I've noticed lately. It's very difficult for some people to be genuinely happy for someone else, for no other reason that they're doing well. It's one thing to be relieved when a bad situation gets better, or when it's a random event, but when someone who tries and succeeds, why not feel good for them? Just because YOU didn't something, doesn't mean that it isn't good. After all, you can't have all the success, can you?
Tomorrow, I get to do one of my favorite things: leave work early. There's just something about heading out when everyone is still there that makes me feel good. Granted, I still check my email, remote in if need be, etc. But I digress. Tomorrow is important. Tomorrow, my wife gets sworn in to the Florida Bar. She's a real-deal attorney.
I couldn't be happier. Besides the obvious reasons (she's finally done with the hell that is law school, etc), I am genuinely happy when someone I care about succeeds in something. And, well, there really aren't many people I care about more than my wife.
Here's the awkward thing. People are congratulating ME.While I understand a few people are congratulating me by proxy, or because they know what being the significant other of a law student can entail, the majority looked at me like I had done something. I haven't. SHE did.
But something I've noticed lately. It's very difficult for some people to be genuinely happy for someone else, for no other reason that they're doing well. It's one thing to be relieved when a bad situation gets better, or when it's a random event, but when someone who tries and succeeds, why not feel good for them? Just because YOU didn't something, doesn't mean that it isn't good. After all, you can't have all the success, can you?
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