The tempered glass plate in the microwave broke last night while my husband was making popcorn.
I kid you not.
The turntable tray that comes with the microwave and is designed to be microwaved again and again?
It broke. Split into three big pieces. Left some nasty glass shards behind, too.
Because it was dropped, right?
No. It broke inside the microwave.
While the microwave was in use.
Popping popcorn. (Yes, microwave popcorn.)
THE COOKING OF WHICH HAS A DESIGNATED BUTTON ON MICROWAVES EVERYWHERE.
Why am I making such a stink about this?
Because it so beautifully illustrates a Life Lesson.
Things that should work perfectly—things that are designed to work perfectly—will sometimes fail perfectly.
Everything will have checked out beforehand.
There will be a specific button for the task, convincing us that nothing can go wrong.
We will follow all the directions, down to the letter.
And still, something will glitch.
A machine will break.
The thing that was supposed to work seamlessly will, all of a sudden, be nothing but seams.
Even under the very best and most perfect circumstances, stuff can and will go to shit.
It isn't personal.
It's just life.
So, by all means, do what you can to put good systems in place—but then let go of the outcome. No matter how likely, it was never a sure thing.
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